Burlington Northern v. United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Burlington_Northern_v._United_States
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:category 2009 in United States case law
United States environmental case law
gptkbp:citation 556 U.S. 599
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date May 4, 2009
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:docketNumber 07-1601
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Burlington_Northern_and_Santa_Fe_Railway_Co._et_al._v._United_States_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy Apportionment of liability is appropriate under CERCLA 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 v. United States
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:David_Souter
gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkb:John_G._Roberts
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkbp:principle Arranger liability under CERCLA requires intent to dispose of a hazardous substance.
Superfund liability can be apportioned if there is a reasonable basis for apportionment.
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act
gptkbp:subject gptkb:environmental_policy
gptkb:CERCLA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Burlington_Northern_&_Santa_Fe_Railway_Co._v._United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6