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Liebhart, William et al v. Spx Corporation et al

Brief in Opposition

57 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 254,951 times   280 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 268,707 times   367 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

  3. Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council

    467 U.S. 837 (1984)   Cited 16,040 times   505 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

  4. Conley v. Gibson

    355 U.S. 41 (1957)   Cited 58,641 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

  5. Gwaltney v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation

    484 U.S. 49 (1987)   Cited 956 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that jurisdiction is established "when the citizen-plaintiffs make a good-faith allegation of continuous or intermittent violation"

  6. Udall v. Tallman

    380 U.S. 1 (1965)   Cited 2,157 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that when a regulation must be interpreted, “a court must necessarily look to the administrative construction of the regulation if the meaning of the words used is in doubt”

  7. Meghrig v. KFC Western, Inc.

    516 U.S. 479 (1996)   Cited 494 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding citizens cannot recover costs for past cleanup efforts under RCRA

  8. Cincinnati Life Ins. Co. v. Beyrer

    722 F.3d 939 (7th Cir. 2013)   Cited 628 times
    Holding that one count of complaint, which raised five causes of action, was impermissible "kitchen sink" pleading

  9. Cordiano v. Metacon Gun Club

    575 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2009)   Cited 335 times
    Holding that pollutants traveling as airborne dust did not constitute a discharge from a point source

  10. Bowen v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co.

    183 Wis. 2d 627 (Wis. 1994)   Cited 156 times
    Finding the elements of a cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress are: negligent conduct, causation, and injury (severe emotional distress)

  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 348,231 times   929 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Section 9601 - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 9601   Cited 4,274 times   133 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the definition of “disposal” contained in the Solid Waste Disposal Act

  13. Section 6901 - Congressional findings

    42 U.S.C. § 6901   Cited 1,283 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Noting the "rising tide of scrap, discarded, and waste materials"

  14. Section 6972 - Citizen suits

    42 U.S.C. § 6972   Cited 1,202 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Abrogating the 60-day delay requirement when there is a danger that hazardous waste will be discharged

  15. Section 6903 - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 6903   Cited 677 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Adopting federal definition of hazardous waste

  16. Section 2601 - Findings, policy, and intent

    15 U.S.C. § 2601   Cited 346 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Creating liability for, inter alia, failing to inform the EPA of known risks associated with the use of a chemical

  17. Section 6928 - Federal enforcement

    42 U.S.C. § 6928   Cited 343 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing civil actions by the EPA Administrator

  18. Section 6921 - Identification and listing of hazardous waste

    42 U.S.C. § 6921   Cited 269 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Directing EPA to make changes to the EP toxicity test "to insure that it accurately predicts the leaching potential of wastes which pose a threat to human health and the environment when mismanaged"

  19. Section 6973 - Imminent hazard

    42 U.S.C. § 6973   Cited 234 times
    Authorizing administrator to bring suit

  20. Section 6902 - Objectives and national policy

    42 U.S.C. § 6902   Cited 223 times
    Stating RCRA seeks to "minimiz[e] the generation of hazardous waste . . . by encouraging . . . properly conducted recycling and reuse"

  21. Section 261.2 - Definition of solid waste

    40 C.F.R. § 261.2   Cited 111 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Defining solid waste

  22. Section 261.3 - Definition of hazardous waste

    40 C.F.R. § 261.3   Cited 78 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Defining hazardous waste to include "any solid waste generated from the treatment . . . of a hazardous waste"

  23. Section 761.65 - Storage for disposal

    40 C.F.R. § 761.65   Cited 3 times

    This section applies to the storage for disposal of PCBs at concentrations of 50 ppm or greater and PCB Items with PCB concentrations of 50 ppm or greater. (a) (1)Storage limitations. Any PCB waste shall be disposed of as required by subpart D of this part within 1-year from the date it was determined to be PCB waste and the decision was made to dispose of it. This date is the date of removal from service for disposal and the point at which the 1-year time frame for disposal begins. PCB/radioactive