Opinion ID: 3034999
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Heading: cost-recovery action against grace

Text: The EPA filed suit against Grace in March 2001 seeking recovery of all response costs incurred by the government and a declaration that Grace would be liable for future costs. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 9607, 9613(g)(2). In December 2002, the district court granted the EPA summary judgment on the liability issue but determined that there were material issues of fact regarding costs associated with certain properties. Grace I, 280 F. Supp. 2d at 1148. After a three-day bench trial, the district court issued an order awarding the EPA the full $54.53 million in reimbursement requested, including $11.32 million in indirect costs, and granting a declaratory judgment that Grace would be liable for future cleanup costs. United States v. W.R. Grace & 11 The EPA proposed that the Libby site be added to the National Priorities List in February 2002 so that a remedial response action could be conducted. In October 2002, the site was officially added to the List. See 67 Fed. Reg. 65,315 (Oct. 24, 2002). 12 According to the EPA’s CERCLIS database, the EPA currently is in the study and remedy selection phase and a final remedy has not been selected for the Libby site. See http://cfpub1.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/ csitinfo.cfm?id=0801744 (last visited July 26, 2005). UNITED STATES v. W.R. GRACE & CO. 15547 Co., 280 F. Supp. 2d 1149 (D. Mont. 2003) (“Grace II”). This appeal followed.