Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit August 17, 2006, 05-5754 (Regional Airport Authority of Louisville and Jefferson County v. Lfg, LLC Navistar International Transportation Corporation)

OPINION

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-75, permits private party property owners to recover from prior private party property

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owners certain costs associated with the cleanup of contamination caused by the prior owners, where the cleanup costs were “necessary.