EPA v. UNITED MERCHANT & MANUFACTURERS INC

Case summary

BANKRUPTCY REFERRAL ON AUG.9, 1996 TO JUSTICE; REQUEST- ING JUSTICE TO FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE UNITED MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS, INC. ( UM&M ) BANKRUPTCY. UM&M ARRANGED FOR DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE BAYONNE BARREL AND DRUM SITE LOCATED IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. FACILITY NAME: BAYONNE BARREL AND DRUM (02-9J) APPX 15 ACRES BOUNDED BY RAYMOND BLVD, NEWARK, NJ 07105 * 08/09/96 - BNK REFERRAL 08/19/96 - PROOF OF CLAIM FILED (2 DEFS NAMED) REASSIGNED TO S. FLANAGAN EPA ATTORNEY JUNE 2001. NOTE: THE FACILITY IS IN NJ BUT THE COURT IS THE SDNY. * 08/11/2000 - EPA, AS A GENERAL UNSECURED CREDITOR, RECEIVED $0. THE CASE WAS CLOSED ON 8/11/2000 BEFORE IT WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PRESENT ATTORNEY. SINCE THERE WERE NO $'S INVOLVED THE CASE IS CLOSED (NO SETTLEMENT IS ENTERED BECAUSE NONE EVER RECEIVED).

Defendants (6)

• BASF
• EI DUPONT
• GENERAL MOTORS
• PITTSBURGH PLATE & GLASS
• UNITED MERCHANT & MANUFACT'S INC (UM&M)Named in complaint
• VICTORIA CREATIONS INCNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• BOYONNE BARREL & DRUM

  154 RAYMOND BLVD, NEWARK, NJ, 07105

  Registry ID: 110000864761

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1996-08-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-08-09Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1996-08-19Complaint Filed With Court
• 2000-08-11Concluded
• 2000-08-11Enforcement Action Closed