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Apr 14, 2007 10:18 pm US/Eastern
Ink Co. Fights $312,000 Bill For Danvers Explosion
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) ―
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The state law says a bill must be imposed without regard to fault. (File Photo)
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An ink manufacturer whose plant exploded and damaged dozens of homes is mounting a legal challenge to the state's authority to bill it $312,000 for the cost of responding to the crisis.
Lawyers for CAI Incorporated have asked a judge to rule that their clients cannot be assessed costs before the cause of the November 22nd explosion is officially determined.
CAI's billing dispute stems from a state law that requires a bill for the owner of a site where there has been a release of hazardous materials.
The state law says a bill must be imposed without regard to fault.
CAI argues that the cause of the blast is unknown and there's no legal basis for determining that CAI is the one responsible.
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