Judge: Company 'Misconstrues' CERCLA; Liability Ruling Stands In Groundwater Case

HATO REY, Puerto Rico - A federal judge in Puerto Rico on May 13 denied a manufacturer's motion to reconsider a liability ruling in the first phase of a groundwater contamination lawsuit brought by the U.S. government, ruling that the company "misconstrues" CERCLA (United States v. Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, No. 15-2328, D. Puerto Rico, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80889).
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