Nucan Aluminum Corp. hired Mozart Co. to dispose of an emulsion it used during manufacturing. This emulsion contained hazardous materials. Without Nucan’s knowledge, Mozart dumped the emulsion into a borehole that connected to deep underground mines along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.
You can guess what happened next. Approximately 100,000 gallons of water contaminated with hazardous substances spilled from the borehole into the river. Is Nucan liable?