U.S. says its 'settlement' with PADEP affected only appeal; it has no impact on U.S.'s joint tort claim against Sunoco

摘要

The United States asserted on March 8 that a settlement between the federal Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection was not a "settlement" of the United States' liability for joint tort under the Pennsylvania Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (UCATA) with respect to a petroleum plume beneath South Philadelphia.rnThe United States filed an opposition to the motion of defendants Sunoco Inc. and Atlantic Richfield Co. for summary judgment on the government's UCATA claims. At issue is whether the 2003 settlement affects DLA's claim against the refinery defendants.