U.S. v. SOUTHEASTERN PENN. TRANSP. AUTHORITY

No. 99-1479.

235 F.3d 817 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources, v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"), National Railroad Passenger Corporation ("Amtrak"), and Consolidated Rail Corporation ("Conrail"), v. City of Philadelphia; Penn Central Corporation, Third-Party Defendants, Penn Central Corporation, now known as American Premier Underwriters, Inc., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

December 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Capra, Jr., Esq. (ARGUED), Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, New York, NY, Counsel for Appellant.

Joel M. Gross, Esq. (ARGUED), U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Paul M. Schmidt, Esq. (ARGUED), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Conshohocken, PA, Bonnie A. Barnett, Esq. (ARGUED), Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellees.

Before NYGAARD, ALITO, and GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBSON, Circuit Judge:

American Premier Underwriters, Inc.1 appeals the entry of a consent decree that resolves the liability of Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) for environmental contamination at the Paoli Rail Yard Site2 in Paoli, Pennsylvania. American Premier...

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