Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Burlington_Northern_&_Santa_Fe_Railway_Co._v._United_States
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Burlington_Northern_v._United_States
gptkbp:arguedDate February 23, 2009
gptkbp:citation 556 U.S. 599
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date May 4, 2009
gptkbp:docketNumber 07-1601
gptkbp:heldBy A party can be held liable as an 'arranger' under CERCLA only if it takes intentional steps to dispose of a hazardous substance.
Apportionment of liability under CERCLA is appropriate when there is a reasonable basis for determining the contribution of each cause to a single harm.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:David_Souter
gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkb:John_G._Roberts
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:CERCLA
gptkb:Superfund_law
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkbp:predecessor apportionment of CERCLA liability
definition of arranger liability under CERCLA
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_v._Burlington_Northern_&_Santa_Fe_Railway_Co.
gptkbp:subject gptkb:environmental_policy
liability for hazardous waste cleanup
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5