Equitable estoppel

Equitable estoppel is a defense that may preclude the imposition of penalties, although it will not preclude injunctive relief Applying equitable estoppel, if a company has relied on advice from the EPA about how to comply with its... 

The EPA maintains a TSCA hotline, which is currently staffed by a third party vendor. It is not likely that equitable estoppel would apply to advice from the hotline. If the vendor s employees send copies of EPA documents, then those documents could give rise to an equitable estoppel. 

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