Raytheon Faces CERCLA Suit for Contamination of Indiana Site

Raytheon Technologies Corp. and other companies should be held responsible for costs to help clean up soil and groundwater contamination at a property in Indiana, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court.

Lea-Max Corp. alleged that Raytheon, along with Pullman Co. and Gould Electronics, are successors of entities that manufactured radios, automotive parts, and electronics using products that contained hazardous substances. The companies or their predecessors disposed of the hazardous wastes on Lea-Max’s property in Allen County, Ind., the complaint said.

Screenings of the property have found polychlorinated biphenyls compounds (PCBs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in both ...