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Should Gov't Be Held Liable For WWII Industrial Pollution?

Law360, New York ( April 23, 2014, 6:05 PM EDT) -- In a Houston courtroom, the question of whether the U.S. is liable for environmental cleanup costs at industrial facilities it engaged to produce a myriad of goods necessary for the successful prosecution of World War II is playing out. The case is ExxonMobil Corp. v. United States of America and it is testing whether the relationship between government and private industry during WWII was altogether unique such that the government should be held liable as an "operator" under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980....

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