Derivative Liability Claim Under CERCLA Trimmed By Tennessee Federal Judge

Mealey's (December 19, 2022, 10:25 AM EST) -- COLUMBIA, Tenn. — Allegations of direct liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act will proceed against an aluminum recycler that disposed of salt cake and baghouse dust at a Maury County, Tenn., landfill, but a nearby property owner’s theory of derivative liability will be limited to post-2009 conduct, a federal judge in Tennessee ruled....