Supreme Court Limits Availability of CERCLA Contribution Action

A company interested in recovering from others the costs it incurs in remediating contaminated property will have a hard time doing so in light of the December 13, 2004 ruling by the Supreme Court in Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.

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