In the closely watched environmental law case, the court reversed an earlier three-judge panel decision holding so-called intervening landowners liable for cleanup costs even though they had nothing to do with a patch of tar and slag that continued to spread contamination into a property throughout their ownership.
In reaching its decision, the en banc court established a new “plain meaning construction” rule for assessing liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.
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