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U.S. v. GEORGE A. WHITING PAPER CO.

No. 10-2480.

644 F.3d 368 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GEORGE A. WHITING PAPER CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal of Appleton Papers Inc. and NCR Corporation, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 4, 2011.

As Amended June 17, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin R. Pidot , (argued), Attorney, Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resource Division, Washington, DC, Cynthia R. Hirsch , Attorney, Office, of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Michael L. Hermes , Attorney, Hermes Law, Green Bay, WI, Charles Fried , (argued), Attorney, Cambridge, MA, Kathleen L. Roach (argued), Attorney, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, for Intervenors-Appellants.

Scott Fleming , Attorney, Weiss, Berzowski, Brady LLP, Christopher P. Riordan , Attorney, Von Briesen & Roper, S.C., Thomas R. Schrimpf , Attorney, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Paul Bargren , Attorney, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI, Michelle A. Gale , Attorney, Dykema Gossett , Jacqueline M. Vidmar , Rooney, Rippie & Ratnaswamy, Chicago, IL, Sonja A. Inglin , Baker Hostetler , Los Angeles, CA, William R. Jansen , Warner, Norcross & Judd, Southfield, MI, Russell W. Wilson , Attorney, Ruder Ware , Wausau, WI, William E. Coughlin , Attorney, Calfee, Halter & Griswold, Cleveland, OH, Richard C. Yde, Jr. , Attorney, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KANNE and TINDER, Circuit Judges, and HERNDON, District Judge.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

In 2009, the United States and the State of Wisconsin ("the Governments") filed suit in federal district court against eleven of the potentially responsible parties ("PRPs") in an environmental cleanup, seeking response costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (CERCLA). Shortly thereafter, the Governments filed notice of a de minimis consent decree pursuant...

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