Cooper Industries Case Summary

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CERCLA hones the ability to provide permits to private parties that are thus seeking any sort of contribution during or following a civil action; this falls under the section 107(a). Because of this, there arises a question within the court case Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services Inc., 531 U.S 157. Does the §107(a) give the “potentially responsible parties” (PRPs) with a cause of action to reclaim costs from other PRPs? In Justice Thomas’ opinion of the court, they uphold that this section grants this right. Due to the Cooper Industries case, where they decided that a private party had the right to seek out contribution from other parties alike, Justice Thomas was able to back the court’s opinion. In the case at hand, where an Atlantic

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