Federal Court of Appeals Rules Landowner Not Entitled to Common Law Indemnification
-by Bill Wagner
Great article on why a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment is so important!!!
by Bill Wagner of Taft Law on the EDR Commonground Blog
"A federal Court of Appeals recently held that a landowner who expressly warranted in his sales contract that his property was not contaminated and breached the warranty through no fault of his own, was not entitled under Illinois law to common law indemnification against the polluter who contaminated the land. Wilder Corporation of Delaware v. Thompson Drainage and Levee District, Case No. 11-1185, (7th Cir. decided September 27, 2011)."
See details and the complete article at commonground.edrnet.com/posts/5b32afa96d
-by Bill Wagner
Great article on why a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment is so important!!!
by Bill Wagner of Taft Law on the EDR Commonground Blog
"A federal Court of Appeals recently held that a landowner who expressly warranted in his sales contract that his property was not contaminated and breached the warranty through no fault of his own, was not entitled under Illinois law to common law indemnification against the polluter who contaminated the land. Wilder Corporation of Delaware v. Thompson Drainage and Levee District, Case No. 11-1185, (7th Cir. decided September 27, 2011)."
See details and the complete article at commonground.edrnet.com/posts/5b32afa96d
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