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M 9578-25 AI generated

Company liability for pre-1990 environmental damage dismissed due to owner's reasonable reliance on prior non-liability.

Case Number M 9578-25
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Jurisdiction Sweden (SE)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Mark- och miljööverdomstolen dismissed the claim against a company regarding environmental investigation measures under Chapter 10 of the Environmental Code. The plaintiff argued for liability, but the court found it unjust to hold the current owner responsible for actions taken nearly forty years ago, before the specific liability regime for prior environmental hazardous activities was established. The court ruled that the current owner acquired the company with reasonable expectations that no environmental debt existed, thereby exempting them from the investigation order.

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10 kap. Miljöbalken; A company is not liable for environmental investigation measures regarding pre-regime hazardous activities if the current owner acquired the business with reasonable reliance on the absence of prior environmental debt.

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environmental liability prior hazardous activities reasonable reliance company acquisition investigation measures Chapter 10 Environmental Code temporal limitation

Cited Legislation

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10 kap. Miljöbalken
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M 9580-25
Company liability for pre-1990 environmental damage dismissed due to owner's reasonable reliance on prior law.
M 9579-25
Company liability for pre-2004 environmental damage dismissed due to owner's reasonable expectations.
M 14724-24
Court orders environmental investigation of industrial site and landfill after rejecting liability claim.
M 11012-13
Court rejects claim that property owner liability exceeds operator liability under Swedish Environmental Code. Property owner held liable for remediation costs. Court rejects argument that property owner liability should be limited to operator liability. Court finds property owner liable for remediation costs. Court rejects claim that property owner liability exceeds operator liability. Property owner held liable for remediation costs.
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MÖD har funnit att det inte varit skäligt att ålägga ett bolag ansvar för utredningsåtgärder enligt 10 kap. MB med hänsyn till den särskilda omständigheten att nuvarande ägare till bolaget, för närmare fyrtio år sedan och innan bestämmelsen om ansvar för tidigare miljöfarlig verksamhet infördes i miljöskyddslagen, förvärvade ett lagerbolag med berättigade förväntningar på att det bolaget inte bar på någon miljöskuld.