EPA v. POLAROID CORPORATION
Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
Case summary
'''ON JUNE 26, 2002, EPA SENT DOJ A REFERRAL REQUESTING THE FILING OF A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS FOR THE POLAROID CORPORATION. POLAROID IS A POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY AT THE OPERABLE UNIT TWO OF THE PETERSON PURITAN INC SUPERFUND SITE IN CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND. BY FILING A PROOF OF CLAIM THE GOVERNMENT WILL ENSURE THAT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS IN THIS BANKRUPTCY MAY BE APPLIED TO THE COSTS EPA INCURS AT THIS SITE. OPERABLE UNIT TWO IS LOCATED BETWEEN MENDON RD AND MARTIN St.
Defendants (1)
- POLAROID CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PETERSON PURITAN SUPERFUND SITE
31 MARTIN STREET, CUMBERLAND, RI, 02864
Registry ID: 110071099838
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
- CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
Enforcement conclusions (1)
POLAROID CORPORATIONentered 2005-03-23
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2002-06-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2002-07-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-07-25Complaint Filed With Court
- 2005-02-21Final Order Lodged
- 2005-03-23Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 84190
- Case number
- 01-2002-0105
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Cost Recovery
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2002-0105 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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