In Re Bergsoe Metal Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Ssn I.D. No. 93-0174023, Debtor, David A. Hill, Trustee for Bergsoe Metal Corporation and United States National Bank of Oregon, a National Banking Association v. The East Asiatic Company, Ltd. The East Asiatic Company, Inc. Heidelberg Eastern, Inc., Defendants-Counterclaimants/appellants v. Port of St. Helens, Counterdefendant/appellee

910 F.2d 668 31 ERC 1785 , 59 USLW 2145 , 20 Envtl. L. Rep. 21,229 In re BERGSOE METAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, SSN I.D. No. 93-0174023, Debtor, David A. HILL, trustee for Bergsoe Metal Corporation and; United States National Bank of Oregon, a national banking association, Plaintiffs, v. The EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LTD.; The East Asiatic Company, Inc.; Heidelberg Eastern, Inc., Defendants-Counterclaimants/Appellants, v. PORT OF ST. HELENS, Counterdefendant/Appellee. No. 89-35397. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 7, 1990. Decided Aug. 9, 1990. Elizabeth A. Conklyn, Bogle & Gates, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-counterclaimants/appellants. Jeffrey M. Batchelor, Spears, Lubersky, Bledsoe, Anderson, Young & Hilliard, Portland, Or., for counterdefendant/appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before BROWNING, ALARCON and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge: 1 The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9601 et seq. (CERCLA), provides that the "owner" of a contaminated facility is liable for the costs of cleanup. It is left for…