(a) Failure of the transferor to comply with any of the provisions of sections 22a-134 to 22a-134e, inclusive, and sections 22a-134h and 22a-134i entitles the transferee to recover damages from the transferor, and renders the transferor of the establishment strictly liable, without regard to fault, for all remediation costs and for all direct and indirect damages.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22a-134b

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Recovery: means a method, technique or process designed to produce materials or substances from hazardous waste for reuse, offering for sale, or sale. See Connecticut General Statutes 22a-115

(b) An action to recover damages pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be commenced not later than six years after the later of (1) the due date for the filing of the appropriate transfer form pursuant to § 22a-134a, or (2) the actual filing date of the appropriate transfer form.

(c) This section shall apply to any action brought for the reimbursement or recovery of costs associated with investigation and remediation, which includes assessment, investigation, containment, mitigation, removal, remediation and monitoring, and all direct and indirect damages, except any action that becomes final and is no longer subject to appeal on or before October 1, 2009.