Ingersoll-Rand Cleanup Liability Case Proceeds to Federal Trial

Ingersoll-Rand PLC won’t have to pay the full costs of cleanup at a contaminated Ohio site, but claims that it must pay part of the bill will go to trial, a federal district court decided.

FIP Realty Co. Ltd. wants Ingersoll-Rand to pay for the costs of environmental investigation and remediation at FIP’s site in Columbus. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio dismissed FIP’s claim that Ingersoll-Rand was jointly and severally liable for all cleanup costs because the statute of limitations had run, according to the opinion released Monday.

FIP also claimed it is entitled to ...