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A Missed Opportunity: How Pakootas V. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. Could Have Clarified The Extraterritoriality Doctrine, Jennifer S. Addis

Seattle University Law Review

Part II of this Note relays the facts surrounding Pakootas v. Teck Cominco, Ltd.,gives a brief history of CERCLA and its liability requirements, and then summarizes the reasoning of both the district court and the Ninth Circuit. Part II also includes an overview of the presumption against extraterritoriality and the possible means of rebutting it. Part III addresses the question of whether the application of CERCLA in Pakootas was in fact extraterritorial and discusses some of the flaws in the Ninth Circuit's reasoning. After concluding that this was an extraterritorial application of CERCLA, this Part III then examines the …