EPA v. American Standard Inc., et al. (Avery Dennison Corp.)

Case summary

Recommends initiation of settlement discussions with potentially responsible parties for performance of the remedial design and remedial action and recovery of past response costs regarding the Martin Aaron Superfund Site. This consent decree resolves the Settling Defendants' liability under CERCLA for EPA's past costs and for performance of the RD/RA for the soil. The consent decree requries the settling defendants will excavate and dispose of highly contaminated soil containing arsenic and volatile organic compounds, remove buried tannery waste material, cap residual soil contamination, and demolish an industrial building in order to excavate the contaminated soil beneath the building. The settling defendants have received the standard covenant not to sue for the soil remedy under Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA.

Defendants (43)

• Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Avery Dennison CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Duty Lubricants Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• American Standard IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• LOOS & DILWORTH, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• HATCO CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GOULD ELECTRONICS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• GOODALL RUBBER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FMC CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• CHEVRON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• BTA NORTH EAST INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• THE BOEING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• RUTGERS ORGANICS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• REXAM BEVERAGE CAN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• REICHHOLD INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• PRIOR COATED METALS INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• OWENS CORNINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NOVELIS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NEW ENGLAND CONTAINER CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MARISOL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• MACK TRUCKS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ASHLAND INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 18 more

Facilities (2)

• MARTIN AARON, INC.

  1542 BROADWAY, CAMDEN, NJ, 08104

  Registry ID: 110029885845

• MARTIN AARON, INC.

  1542 BROADWAY, CAMDEN, NJ, 08104

  Registry ID: 110029885845

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• American Standard Inc., et al (prior case name Avery Dennison Corp)entered 2008-08-07

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2005-09-15PRN Sent
• 2005-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-09-13Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2007-11-06Complaint Filed With Court
• 2007-11-08Final Order Lodged
• 2008-08-07Concluded
• 2008-08-07Final Order Entered