KERR-McGEE CHEMICAL CORP. v. LEFTON IRON & METAL

No. 03-2991.

570 F.3d 856 (2009)

KERR-McGEE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEFTON IRON & METAL COMPANY and Lefton Land & Development Company, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank H. Hackman (argued), Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Russell Scott (argued), Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, Swansea, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and EVANS and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Fifteen years ago, this court held that Kerr-McGee is entitled to collect from Lefton Iron & Metal (and a sister firm that we need not discuss separately) the costs of cleaning up an industrial site in southern Illinois. Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. v. Lefton Iron & Metal Co., 14 F.3d 321 (7th Cir.1994). After a trial the district court entered judgment for $4.8 million, covering Kerr-McGee's expenses through...

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