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. e du/thir dc ir c uit_1996/39UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

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NO. 95-5505

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

CDMG REALTY CO., a limited partnership; HELEN E. RI NGLIEB, individually, and as general partner in CDMG REALTY CO.; HMAT ASSOCIATES, INC.; TOWNSHIP OF PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS; ALLIED-SIGNAL, INC; BEAZER MATERIALS & SERVICES, IN C.; CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION; HOECHST CELANESE CORP.; OCC IDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP.; PFIZER, INC.; CARL GULICK, INC.; BE CTON DICKINSON, INC.; WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY; AMERICAN T ELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY; BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES O F NORTH JERSEY, INC.; INDUSTRIAL CIRCUITS COMPANY; AUTOMATI C SWITCH COMPANY; ROWE INTERNATIONAL INC. HOSOKAWA MICRON IN TERNATIONAL INC.; SCOVILL INC.; K-H CORPORATION ON BEHALF OF MA GOR CAR; LESLIE CONTROLS COMPANY, INC.; NESOR ALLOY CORPORAT ION; SANDOZ PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION; KIDDE INDUSTRIES, INC. (named in the complaint as Hanson Industries); RAYONIER IN C., (formerly ITT Rayonier, Inc.); WAGNER ELECTRIC CORP ORATION (named in the Complaint as Cooper Industries, Inc.) ; THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY; KDI/TRIANGLE ELECTRONCIS, INC.; STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; J OHN DUSENBURY COMPANY; SAFETY LIGHT CORPORATION, (named in the co mplaint as USR Industries, Inc.); THE BOC GROUP, INC.; L.E. CARPEN TER & CO.; THE MENNEN COMPANY; METEM CORPORATION; NSK CORPORAT ION; CERAMIC MAGNETICS, INC.; AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.; RO CKLAND CORPORATION; SIKA CORPORATION; CARBONE USA CORPORAT ION; NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION; NEW JERSEY BUS OPER ATIONS, INC.

v.

THE SHARKEY LANDFILL AGREEMENT GROUP, an organizati on of Defendants in Civil Action Number 89-4246 (NHP), fo r themselves and on behalf of other Settling Defendan ts whose contribution claims they may assert pursuant to an assignment of rights and HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATI ON, one of its members; BEAZER MATERIALS & SERVICES, INC.; OCC IDENTAL
CHEMICAL CORPORATION; HMAT ASSOCIATES, INC.,

Third-Party Plaintiffs

v.

ADRON, INC.; AMERACE CORPORATION and SEQUA CORPORAT ION; AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.; BASIC, INC.; THE BO C GROUP, INC.; CARBONE U.S.A. CORP.; CERAMIC MAGNETICS, INC.; COLL OID CHEMICAL, INC.; COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.; HANSON INDUSTRIES; I NTERNATIONALENGRAVING CORP.; INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY; ITT R AYONIER, INC.;

JOHN DUSENBERY COMPANY, INC.; KDI/TRIANGLE ELECTRON ICS INC.; L.E. CARPENTER & CO.; LITTON SYSTEMS, INC.; THE MENNEN COMPANY; METEM CORPORATION; NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION; NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BUS COMPANY, INC.; NSK CORPORATION; OLD DEERFIELD FABRICS, INC.; PANTASOTE INC.; PQ CORPORATION; PRECISION MANUFACTU RING CO., INC;
ROCKLAND CORPORATION: SANDOZ PHARMACEUTICALS CORPOR ATION; THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY; SIKA CORPORATION; USR IND USTRIES, INC. and TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD; TOWN OF BOONTON; TOWNSH IP OF BOONTON; BOROUGH OF BUTLER; TOWNSHIP OF THE BOROUGH OF CALDW ELL; TOWNSHIP OF CHATHAM; CITY OF CLIFTON; TOWNSHIP OF D ENVILLE; TOWN OF DOVER; TOWNSHIP OF EAST HANOVER; COUNTY OF ESSEX; TOWNSHIP OF FAIRFIELD; TOWNSHIP OF GLEN RIDGE BOROU GH; BOROUGH OF HALEDON; TOWNSHIP OF HANOVER; CITY OF JE RSEY CITY; BOROUGH OF KINNELON; BOROUGH OF LINCOLN PARK; TOWNSHIP OF LITTLE FALLS; TOWNSHIP OF LIVINGSTON; T OWNSHIP OF MILLBURN; TOWNSHIP OF MINE HILL; TOWNSHIP OF MON TCLAIR; TOWNSHIP OF MONTVILLE; TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS; TOWN OF MORRISTOWN; BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES; TOWNSHIP OF PEQUAMNOCK; BOROUGH OF POMPTON LAKES; BOROUGH OF PROSPECT PARK; TOWNSHIP O F RANDOLPH; BOROUGH OF RIVERDALE; TOWNSHIP OF ROCKAWAY; CITY OF SUMMIT; BOROUGH OF TOTOWA; BOROUGH OF VICTORY GARDENS; TOWN SHIP OF WEST CALDWELL; TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE; BOROUGH OF WHART ON; VINCENT APICE AND SON; FRANK M. BACE DISPOSAL, INC.; CALDWE LL TRUCKING CO., INC.; CARNER BROS., INC; CENTRAL WASTE AND MIL L SERVICE, INC.; CHATHAM DISPOSAL COMPANY; CHEM-QUID DISPOSAL, INC.; CARMEL CHIULLO; JOHN COSTA; JOSEPH DEFRIETAS; DELL & SONS; DENVILLE DISPOSAL CO., INC.; DIMARCO SANITATION; SA M FIORENZO; FRANK'S SANITATION SERVICE; GARBCO ASSOCIATES, INC. ; B. HORSTMANN SEPTIC TANK SERVICE; DANIEL JACKSON; J.M.S. SANITAT ION CO.; R. LOBOSCO AND SONS, INC.; MARANGI SANITATION, INC. ; FRANK J. MARINARO; MERCER WASTE REMOVAL CO.; ANTHONY MIELE; MORRIS COUNTY; WEST ESSEX DISPOSAL C O., INC.; STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; HELEN ELAINE RINGLIEB and TOWNSHIP OF ESSEX FELLS; HARDING TOWNSHIP; MADISON BOROUGH; BOROUGH OF NEW PROVIDENCE; ROSELAND BOROUGH; UNION COUNTY; WAYNE TOWNSHIP; DOWEL ASSOCIATES, a general partner ship; HERBERT M. IRIS, individually and as a general part ner in DOWEL ASSOCIATES; LESTE Z. LIEBERMAN, individually and as general partner in DOWEL ASSOCIATES, Third-Party Defendants

(Newark N.J. D.C. Civil No. 89-cv-04246)

STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRO TECTION

v.

CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION, INC.; CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPOR ATION; HOECHST-CELANESE CORPORATION; KETCHAM AND MC DOUGAL L, INC.;PFIZER, INC.; OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION; KOP PERS

COMPANY, INC.; SHARKEY FARMS, INC.; NICHOLAS ENTERP RISES, INC.; PARKER CHEMICAL COMPANY; CHEMICAL WASTE MANAG EMENT, INC.

(NEWARK N.J. D.C. Civil No. 89-cv-04281)

HMAT Associates, Inc., Appellant

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On Appeal From the United States District C ourt For the District of New Jersey

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Argued: March 18, 1996

Before: BECKER, McKEE, and McKAY, Circuit Judges.

(OPINION FILED: SEPTEMBER 27, 1996)

JAMES J. PERICONI, ESQUIRE (ARGUED) Periconi & Rothberg, P.C. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 615 New York, NY 19169

Attorneys for Third-Party Plaintiff/Appellant

DAVID B. FARER, ESQUIRE (ARGUED) JOHN P. QUIRKE, ESQUIRE Farer Siegal Fersko A Professional Association 600 South Avenue P.O. Box 580 Westfield, NJ 07091

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendants/Appellees

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ORDER AMENDING OPINION

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The opinion in the above case should be am ended as follows: The name of R. Bruce Morrison, Esquire lis ted as Counsel for Third-Party Defendants/Appellees should be deleted.
BY THE COURT:

/s/ Edward R. Becke r Circuit Judg e

DATED: October 2, l996