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Article: Successor liability and CERCLA: the runaway doctrine of continuity of enterprise.

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Environmental Law
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December 22, 1997
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I. INTRODUCTION II. CERCLA, SUCCESSOR LIABILITY, AND THE EPA INTERPRETATION III. PRODUCT LIABILITY AND CERCLA--ALTERNATIVE EVOLUTIONS OF THE

SUCCESSOR LIABILITY DOCTRINE

A. Setting the Stage: The Traditional Doctrine and Its Evolution

B. Towards Abandoning Cost Internalization

C. The Choice of Law Dilemma

D. The Absence of the Innocent Tort Plaintiff

E. Spreading the Risk: The Lack of Environmental Liability Insurance.

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