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title: New York Court of Appeals Rules That Purchasers of Petroleum-Contaminated Properties May Be Held Strictly Liable Under The New York Oil Spill Act For Pre-Existing Discharges
date: 2004-10-17T00:00:00-04:00
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# New York Court of Appeals Rules That Purchasers of Petroleum-Contaminated Properties May Be Held Strictly Liable Under The New York Oil Spill Act For Pre-Existing Discharges

  October 17, 2004

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