RECENT FEDERAL DECSIONS

July 2004

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District Court in New York Grants Motion by Third Party to Intervene in CERCLA Cost Recovery Action.
United States v. City of Glen Cove, ___F.Supp.2d___

Although acknowledging a split of authority on the issue, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ruled that a third party whose rights to contribution would be affected may intervene in a cost recovery action between the federal government and parties responsible for the remediation of a contaminated site.