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GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP; FORT JAMES CORPORATION; GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC v. NCR CORPORATION, WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Apr 25, 2022

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED and ON BRIEF: John D. Parker, BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Mark W. Schneider, PERKINS COIE LLP, Seattle, Washington, for Appellee Weyerhaeuser Company.

Attorneys 3: ARGUED: Michael R. Shebelskie, HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Georgia-Pacific Appellees.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Mark W. Schneider, Kathleen M. O’Sullivan, Margaret Hupp, PERKINS COIE LLP, Seattle, Washington, Scott M. Watson, WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee Weyerhaeuser Company.

Attorneys 5: ON BRIEF: Michael R. Shebelskie, Douglas M. Garrou, George P. Sibley, III, J. Pierce Lamberson, HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP, Richmond, Virginia, Peter A. Smit, VARNUM LLP, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Georgia-Pacific Appellees.

Judge(s): MOORE, KETHLEDGE, and DONALD, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. Decades of pollution in western Michigan led the EPA to designate the Kalamazoo River and Portage Creek as a high priority for cleanup. Decades of litigation followed, including many actions filed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”). In this dispute, two parties found liable on a CERCLA contribution claim raise a statute of limitations defense. Holding that defense to be meritorious, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court.

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