[CPEO-BIF] Cooper Industries vs. Spectrum Brands over Macon, Missouri TCE

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

TCE clean-up costs trial set to begin next month at federal court in St. Louis

By Sam Knef 
St. Louis Record (MO)
December 19, 2018

ST. LOUIS - In a bench trial set for Jan. 22 involving responsibility for environmental contamination clean-up costs, U.S. District Judge has determined she will be the gatekeeper on expert testimony. 

The case involves Cooper Industries' claims against Spectrum Brands, Inc., as well as Spectrum's counter-claims, over a Macon, Mo. plant where trichloroethylene (TCE) was discovered and remediation was necessary.

According to Perry's Dec. 3 order, the predecessor of Cooper—McGraw Edison—sold property and some plant sites to the predecessor of Spectrum Brands—Toastmaster—under an asset purchase agreement in 1980. To determine responsibility for the cost of clean up, the sides have filed claims of contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

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For the entire article, see
https://stlrecord.com/stories/511685539-tce-clean-up-costs-trial-set-to-begin-next-month-at-federal-court-in-st-louis#

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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