United States v. Alcan Aluminum Corp.

As Corrected May 18, 1992. Petition for Rehearing Denied July 27, 1992, Reported at 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 17371.

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. (D.C. Civil No. 89-1657)

Lawrence A. Salibra, II (argued), 100 Erieview Plaza, 17th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, Attorney for Appellant Alcan Aluminum Corp.

Barry M. Hartman, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael D. McIntyre, J. Carol Williams, Elizabeth Ann Peterson, John T. Stahr (argued), Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, P.O. Box 23795, L'Enfant Plaza Station, Washington, D.C. 20026, Attorneys for Appellee United States of America.

Norman W. Bernstein (argued), David L. Anderson, Laurel A. Bedig, Shea & Gould, 1775 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20006, Attorneys for Appellees BASF Corp., Beazer Materials and Services, Inc., Exxon Corp., and Ford Motor Company.

Stuart W. Axe, Lester, Schwab, Katz & Dwyer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271, Attorney for Appellee Chrysler Motors Corp.

John B. Lewis, Arter & Hadden, 1100 Huntington Building, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, Attorney for Amici Curiae Operation Oswego County, Inc., County of Oswego, Greater Oswego Chamber of Commerce, Inc., City of Oswego, Mohawk Central School District, Richfield Springs Central School District, Mount Markham Central School District; and New Hartford Central School District.

Hosmer Culkin, Operation Oswego County, Inc., P.O. Box 4067, Oswego, New York 13126, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Operation Oswego County, Inc.

Bruce N. Clark, 46 East Bridge Street, Oswego, New York 13126, Attorney for Amicus Curiae County of Oswego.

Michael Stanley, 38 East Bridge Street, Oswego, New York 13126, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Greater Oswego Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

Gay Williams, Sullivan & Williams, 34 East Bridge Street, Oswego, New York 13126, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae City of Oswego.

Alan S. Burstein, Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Lawler & Burstein, 90 Presidential Plaza, Syracuse, New York 13202, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Mohawk Central School District, Richfield Springs Central School District, Mount Markham Central School District, and New Hartford Central School District.

James R. Griffith, Felt, Hubbard, & Bogan, 258 Genesee Street, Suite 203, Utica, New York 13502, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Russell Blackstone, Feminine Touch Fabrics, Clinton Auto Ser., True Value Hardware, Brandy Keg Kennels, and Herkimer Elks Club.

Constantine L. Trela, Laura L. Leonard, Carolyn K. Gerwin, Sidley & Austin, One First National Plaza, Chicago, IL. 60603, Robin S.C.onrad, National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., 1615 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20062 for Attorneys for Amicus Curiae United States Chamber of Commerce.

BEFORE: GREENBERG and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges, and DEBEVOISE, District Judge