United States v. Bestfoods

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_v._Bestfoods
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate March 3, 1998
gptkbp:citation 524 U.S. 51
gptkbp:courtOpinionUrl https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/524/51/
gptkbp:date June 8, 1998
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:docketNumber 97-454
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:United_States_v._Bestfoods,_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy A parent corporation may be held directly liable under CERCLA if it actively participated in, and exercised control over, the operations of its subsidiary.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Bestfoods
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:environmental_policy
gptkb:CERCLA
corporate liability
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Souter
gptkbp:party gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Bestfoods
gptkbp:predecessor corporate parent liability under CERCLA
gptkbp:relatedStatute gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act
gptkbp:unanimousDecision yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5