EPA v. WESTERN PUBLISHING CO., INC. (GOLDEN BOOKS)

Case summary

THE US EPA SEEKS TO RECOVER FROM (5) PRPS RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED IN PERFORMING, INTERALIA, A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE HERTEL LANDFILL SITE. THE GOVERNMENT SEEKS PENALTIES AGAINST THESE PARTIES FOR NONCOMPLAINCE WITH A UAO THAT DIRECTED THEM TO PERFORM THE RD/RA FOR THE SITE.

Defendants (28)

• GREAT EASTERN COLOR LITHOGRAPHIC CORPNamed in settlement
• ALFA LAVAL INCNamed in settlement
• DUPONT PHOTOMASKS AKA DUPONT SEMICONDUCTNamed in settlement
• E.I. DUPONT DENEMOURS & CO/Named in settlement
• EM PLASTIC PLAYING CARDS INC
• F.I.C.A. A/K/A DUTCHESS SANITATION SERV.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• FIORILLO, JOSEPH SRNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FORD MOTOR COMPANYNamed in settlement
• FRYE TECH INCNamed in settlement
• GOLDEN BOOKS (NKA WAS WESTERN PUB. CO.)Named in settlement
• H.O. PENN MACHINERY CO INCNamed in settlement
• H.V.E.S.Named in settlement
• HUDSON VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,INCNamed in complaint
• I.S.A. IN NEW JERSEY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• IBM CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
• KEM PLASTIC PLAYING CARDS INCNamed in settlement
• M&G SANITATION CORPNamed in settlement
• PANICHI HOLDING CORP DBA ROYAL CARTING SNamed in settlement
• PANICHI, EMIL FDBS ROYAL CARTING SERVICENamed in settlement
• PAWLING CORPORATIONNamed in settlement
• POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL DIV GANNETT SATELITNamed in settlement
• POUGHKEEPSIE, CITY OFNamed in settlement
• RAO'S SUBURBAN SANITATION INCNamed in settlement
• RAO, WILLIAM FDBA RAO'S SUBURBAN SANITATNamed in settlement
• ROYAL CARTING OF DUTCHESS COUNTY INCNamed in settlement
• …and 3 more

Facilities (1)

• HERTEL LANDFILL

  RTE 44/55 BEDELL AVE & TUCKERS, PLATTEKILL, NY, 12568

  Registry ID: 110009303244

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery
• CERCLA 106B — Superfund
• CERCLA 107C3 — Treble Damages
• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (5)

• WESTERN PUBLISHING ET ALentered 2000-09-27

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $60,000

• WESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY INC ET ALentered 1997-11-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $625,000

• WESTERN PUBLISHING CO INC ET ALentered 2000-03-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

• WESTERN PUBLISHING CO INC ET ALentered 2000-03-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

• WESTERN PUBLISHING CO., INC ET ALentered 2000-03-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1990-01-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1994-09-26Complaint Filed With Court
• 2000-06-14Final Order Lodged
• 2000-09-27Final Order Entered
• 2000-09-27Concluded