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42 Drake L. Rev. 255 (1993)
Liability for Passive Disposal of Hazardous Substances under CERCLA

handle is hein.journals/drklr42 and id is 271 raw text is: LIABILITY FOR PASSIVE DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES UNDER CERCLA TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ........................................ 256 II. The Structure of Liability Under CERCLA ................. 257 A. Responsible Parties ............................... 257 B. Extent of Liability ................................ 258 C. The Innocent Landowner Defense ..................... 259 D. The Ambiguity in Section 107(aX2) .................... 259 III. The Broad Interpretation of Disposal Under RCRA ......... 260 A. Disposal of Solid and Hazardous Waste ............... 261 B. RCRA Liability for Passive Disposal of Hazardous Waste ................................. 262 1. United States v. Price ........................... 262 2. United States v. Waste Industries, Inc ............... 264 3. United States v. Ottati & Goss .................... 266 IV. Interpretation of Disposal Under CERCLA ............... 267 A. Liability for Passive Disposal of Hazardous Substances ............................. 267 1. Introduction .................................. 267 2. New York v. Shore Realty Corp ..................... 267 3. Emhart Industries, Inc. v. Duracell International, Inc .................... . ......... 268 4. CPC International, Inc. v. Aerojet-General Corp........ 269 5. Stanley Works v. Snydergeneral Corp... ............ 271 6. Nurad, Inc. v. William E. Hooper & Sons Co .......... 272 B. Cases Holding Disposal Requires an Affirmative Human Act ............................ 274 1. Introduction .................................. 274 2. Cadillac Fairview / California, Inc. v. Dow Chemical Co .............................. 275 3. Ecodyne Corp. v. Shah .......................... 276 4. Diamond Reo Trucks, Inc. v. City of Lansing .......... 278 5. Snediker Developers Ltd. Partnership v. Evans ........ 279 6. United States v. Petersen Sand & Gravel, Inc .......... 281 V. Conclusion ......................................... 283

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