Parent of manufacturer of dry cleaning equipment is not liable under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act to owner of contaminated property for share of cleanup costs as party that arranged for disposal of hazardous substances, because: (1) federal district court found manufacturer lacked specific intent to dispose of hazardous substances; (2) even though manufacturer knew small amounts of perchloroethylene would escape from equipment into sewer system, disposal occurred as peripheral result of legitimate sale of useful product and spills were unintentional; and (3) even though manufacturer installed equipment and connected water separators to sewer system, installation and connection did not establish intent to dispose of hazardous substances.
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