E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS COMPANY v. U.S.

Full title: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, CONOCO INC., and SPORTING GOODS…

Court: United States District Court, D. New Jersey

Date published: Jan 9, 2004

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 97-497 (WJM) (D.N.J. Jan. 9, 2004)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 97-497 (WJM)

January 9, 2004

William H. Hyatt, Jr., Esq, Kirkpatrick Lockhart LLP, Newark, NJ, for Plaintiffs

John McGahren, Esq., Latham Watkins, Newark, NJ, for Plaintiffs

Thomas L. Sansonetti, Michael D. Rowe, Scott J. Jordan, David M. Thompson, Eric G. Hostetler, Michele L. Walter, Washington, DC, for the Defendants

Christopher J. Christie, Susan C. Cassell, Anthony J. LaBruna, Newark, NJ, for the Defendants

AMENDED ORDER

WILLIAM J. MARTINI, District JudgePage 2

AMENDED ORDER

The Court vacates its Order of December 30, 2003.

For the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion, the Court GRANTS Defendants' motion for summary judgment.

IT IS on this 9^th day of January, 2004

ORDERED that Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED with respect to Count 2: Section 113(f) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9613(f).

Du Pont's claim with regard to the Louisville, Kentucky site is dismissed with prejudice. All claims brought by other named Plaintiffs, or by Du Pont with regard to other sites are not effected by this order.