Party Need Not Qualify as Plaintiff, Defendant To Intervene in Consent Decree, Court Rules

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To intervene in a proposed superfund consent,decree, it is unnecessary for a party to show that it is an appropriate plaintiff or defendant in the case, a federal trial court said Sept. 16 (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection v. Atlantic Richfield Co., M.D. Pa., 09-CV-913, 9/16/09).rnA party may intervene if it meets the four-part test laid out in Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)(2), and Section 113(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said.rnThe court granted the motion to intervene filed by Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMC) in a proposed consent decree between the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO), finding Lockheed Martin established all four prongs necessary for intervention.