EPA v. ELLIOTT PACKER ET AL

Case summary

INITIATION OF A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT OT SECTION 107(A) OF CERCLA, TO RECOVER RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY THE U.S. RELATED TO THE RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE ROYAL RECOVERY SYSTEMS SUPERFUND SITE AND A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FOR FUTURE COSTS THAT MAY BE INCURRED AT THE SITE. EPA SEEKS TO RECOVER THE ENTIRE PAST COSTS FROM ELLIOTT PACKER WHO WAS THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY AT THE TIME OF DISPOSAL AND THE ROYAL RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC. WHICH WAS THE OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY AT THE TIME OF DISPOSAL.

Defendants (2)

• PACKER, ELLIOTTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROYAL RECOVERY SYSTEMS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ROYAL RECOVERY SYSTEMS

  41 CLINTON STREET, NEWARK, NJ, 07104

  Registry ID: 110009324472

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Elliot Packer et al.entered 2002-05-31

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1998-08-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1998-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-03-14Complaint Filed With Court
• 2002-03-21Final Order Lodged
• 2002-05-31Concluded
• 2002-05-31Final Order Entered