Campbell

For almost twenty years, Victor Industries contaminated groundwater by dumping hazardous chemicals onto the ground at its manufacturing plant. The State of California sued the defendants under state environmental and nuisance law to require them to clean up the contaminated water. California also sought reimbursement from the defendants under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 , et seq., for the money that California spent investigating the contamination.

Two of the defendants-Albert Campbell and Charles Tackman-appeal the district court’s orders finding the defendants liable under CERCLA and California law. Campbell and Taekman also appeal the district court’s injunction requiring the defendants to clean up the contaminated water.

Because we have no jurisdiction to review the district court’s interlocutory order finding the defendants liable under CERCLA, we dismiss that portion of the appeal. We have jurisdiction over the remainder of the appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292 (a)(1), and we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Victor Muscat owned Victor Industries until his death in 1974. From 1958 to 1984, Victor Industries…