U.S. Court of Appeal 9th Circuit Opinions
Case Summaries-March 24, 2000

9TH Circuit Case Law 3/24/00
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:52:50 -0800

Case Summaries - March 24, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeal 9th Circuit Opinions March 24, 2000

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

BOEING v. CASCADE (3/24/00 - No. 9635246)
Under CERCLA, when a party is responsible for hazardous substance response
costs, it must share them regardless of whether it was the sole cause of
those costs. Court may use volume to allocate response costs between
co-polluters if there is sufficient evidence presented to allow for a
reasonable approximation of each defendant’s contribution to the
contamination.

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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW-BOEING v. CASCADE (3/24/00 - No. 9635246-FCP)

CRIMINAL LAW

USA v. HAMILTON (3/24/00 - No. 9750540)
Mistake in year of prior conviction does not render information invalid when
name, case number, court, court location, charge, description of offense and
date of conviction are all correct.

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CRIMINAL LAW-USA v. HAMILTON (3/24/00 - No. 9750540-FCP)

IMMIGRATION

GRIJALVA v. INS (3/24/00 - No. 9871469)
Judge denied alien applying for asylum and withholding of deportation the
right to counsel by excluding seven lawyers as possible future counsel and
forcing an attorney with no understanding of her case to represent her.

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U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals GRIJALVA v INS 9871469-amended 6/20/00-op-FCP
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals GRIJALVA v INS 9871469-original-3/24/00-FCP

INSURANCE

WEBB v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE (3/24/00 - No. 9935303)
Insurance company was prohibited from introducing extrinsic evidence to
prove that it did not provide coverage for a plane crash since insurance
policy was not ambiguous on its face.

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INSURANCE-U.S. 9th Cir-WEBB v NATIONAL UNION FIRE 9935303-FCP

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Case Summaries - March 24, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeal 9th Circuit Opinions March 24, 2000
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