United States v. Bestfoods
1998 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Bestfoods, 524 U.S. 51 (1998), is a United States corporate law and environmental law case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the indirect liability of a parent corporation under CERCLA is to be determined by its control over a subsidiary's facility, rather than the relationship between the corporation and subsidiary.
Quick Facts United States v. Bestfoods, Argued March 24, 1998 Decided June 8, 1998 ...
United States v. Bestfoods | |
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Argued March 24, 1998 Decided June 8, 1998 | |
Full case name | United States v. Bestfoods, et al. |
Citations | 524 U.S. 51 (more) 118 S. Ct. 1876; 141 L. Ed. 2d 43; 1998 U.S. LEXIS 3733 |
Case history | |
Prior | Reversed in part, 113 F.3d 572 (6th Cir. 1997). Certiorari granted. |
Holding | |
The liability of a parent corporation under CERCLA is to be determined by its control over a subsidiary's facility. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Souter, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
CERCLA |
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