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Boston & Me. Corp. v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth.

Boston & Me. Corp. v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth.

Ruling
Action for contribution in environmental remediation matter barred by defendant railroad's 1983 discharge under Bankruptcy Act of 1898.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff, a freight railroad, sued defendant, a mass transit company, seeking to enjoin defendant from making claims for contribution against plaintiff for remediation costs under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21E associated with a terminal that it purchased out of plaintiff's bankruptcy. The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment on the contribution claims. Plaintiff appealed.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 24, 2009 , LexisNexis #1209-101