United States v. Bestfoods
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| United States v. Bestfoods | ||||||
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 Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued March 24, 1998 Decided June 8, 1998 |
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| Full case name | United States v. Bestfoods, et al. | |||||
| Citations | 524 U.S. 51 (more) | |||||
| Prior history | Reversed in part, 67 F.3d 586 (6th Cir. 1995). Certiorari granted. | |||||
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| The liability of a parent corporation under CERCLA is to be determined by its control over a subsidiary's facility. | ||||||
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| Majority | Souter, joined by unanimous | |||||
United States v. Bestfoods, No. 97-454 (1998),[1] was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the indirect liability of a parent corporation under CERCLA is to be determined by its control over a subsidiary's facility, rather than the relationship between the corporation and subsidiary.
See also [edit]
- Unilever, which acquired the Bestfoods Corporation in 2000
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 524
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