B.F. Goodrich v. Betkoski
Citation | 112 F.3d 88 |
Decision Date | 25 April 1997 |
Docket Number | Nos. 1268-1271,D,s. 1268-1271 |
Parties | B.F. GOODRICH; Upjohn Company; Dow Corning Corporation; Environmental Waste Resources, Inc.; Reynolds Aluminum Building Products Company; Uniroyal Chemical Co., Inc.; White Consolidated Industries; Kerite Company; Unisys Corporation; Risdon Corp.; Hoechst Celanese Corporation; Cadbury Beverages, Inc.; Coltec Industries, Inc.; Ken-Chas Reserve Co.; United States of America; State of Connecticut; Naugatuck Glass Co.; Naugatuck Treatment Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John BETKOSKI; George Clark; Armstrong Rubber Company; Thomas Ashmore; Borough of Naugatuck; Bristol Flowed Gasket Company; Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority; Dee's, Inc., also known as Dee's Refuse, Inc.; Derby Tire Company; Eastern Company; General Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc.; Gerald Metals, Inc.; C.R. Gibson Company; Hospital Marketing Services Co., Inc.; Ideal Manufacturing Co.; Jacob Brothers, Inc.; Litton Systems, Inc., also known as Winchester Electronics; Manafort Brothers, Inc.; Nasco, Inc.; New Haven Housing Authority; Northeast Utilities; Frank Perrotti & Sons, Inc.; Quality Rubber Co.; Sanitary Refuse Co., Inc.; Seymour Brass Turning Co.; Sperry Rand Corporation; Stauffer Chemical Company; Town of Middlebury; Town of Thomaston; Town of Woodbury; Triangle Industries, Inc.; Turner Construction Company; U.S. Prolam, Inc.; Waterbury Companies, Inc.; Watertown Housing Authority; Zollo Drum Company, Inc.; Atlantic Richfield Co.; Adam's Service Station; Armand's Auto Service; High Ridge Apartments; Ashmore Trucking; Beacon Outing Club; Brass Rail Restaurant; Coffee Shop; Crelan Constr. Co.; Ct. Sheet Metal/Wood Co.; Daddio's; David Rupsis; Edward Betowski; Elk's Lodge # 967; George's Floor Covering; Horizon Homes; Korvette Services; Latella Carting Co.; Lombard Bros., Inc.; Long Meadow Cafe; McDonald's Restaurant; Meyers & Schwartz; Neal's Coffee Shoppe; Nelson Mendes; Portanova Trucking Co.; Portuguese Club; Ray's Hardware; Shore's Auto Parts; Steve's Tires; Stop & Shop; Triangle Services |
Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) |
Peter A. Appel, Washington, D.C. (David C. Shilton, Peter M. Flynn, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, Christopher F. Droney, United States Attorney, John B. Hughes, Assistant United States Attorney, New Haven, Connecticut; Daniel H. Winograd, Margery Adams, EPA Region I, Boston, Massachusetts, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant United States.
Kenneth N. Tedford, Assistant Attorney General, Hartford, Connecticut (Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, Robert D. Snook, Assistant Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant State of Connecticut.
JOHN O'LEARY, Portland, Maine (Catherine R. Connors, David P. Littell, Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster, Portland, Maine, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant Members of the Laurel Park Coalition.
Nicholas J. Harding, West Hartford, Connecticut (Kosloff & Harding, West Hartford, Connecticut, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees NRS Carting Company,...
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