United States v. Bestfoods

GPTKB entity

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.
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States v. Bestfoods