Von Durpin, LLC v. Moran Elec. Servs., Inc.

摘要

Successor to former owner of contaminated site may bring contribution claim against company allegedly responsible for share of cleanup costs, because, even though owner stated it was filing cost recovery and not contribution claim under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: (1).successor is bringing contribution claim under Indiana Environmental Legal Action statute, (2) ELA provides cause of action to recover reasonable costs of removal or remedial actions, (3) successor alleges it incurred more than its fair share of site cleanup costs, and (4) company did not establish that ELA does not permit contribution claims to recover reasonable costs.