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03-1992-0186JudicialClosedFY 1992· Region 03

EPA v. FIDELCOR BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION

Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery

Cost recovery

$722,970

Case summary

THIS REFERRAL SEEKS RECOVERY OF RESPONSE COSTS AT TWO SITE THE THOMPSON STREET TRAILER SITE, IN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND THESE SITES A TOTAL OF FIVE TRAILERS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE LOCATED BY EPA (4 TRAILER AT THE THOMPSON SITE, 1 TRAILER AT THE EDDYSTONE SITE). THE TRAILER HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THESE LOCATIONS BY DOMEMIC ZANGHI, AND CON- TAINED WASTE GENERATED BY FLECK INDUSTIES. THE ARRANGEMENT FOR DISPOSAL OF THE WASTE WAS MADE BY TREFOIL CAPITOL COR- PORATION. (WHICH SUBSEQUENTELY CHANGE ITS NAME TO FIDELCAR BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION) AND FOUR OF ITS OFFICERS. TREFOIL CAPITOL CORPORATION HAD BEEN A LENDER OF FLECK IN- DUSTRIES.

Defendants (9)

  • BLUM, GERALDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • FIDELCOR BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • FINOCCHIARO, RUBYNamed in settlement
  • FINOCCHIARO, SALVATORENamed in settlement
  • FRIEDBERG, DREW
  • FRIEDBERG, STEPHEN M.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
  • HILOWITZ, BRUCENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
  • NEIDORF, DREW
  • R.F. TRUCKINGNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • EDDYSTONE AVE TRAILER SITE

    650 EDDYSTONE AVE, WOODLYN, PA, 19094

    Registry ID: 110009308490

  • THOMPSON ST TRAILER SITE

    THOMPSON STREET - 400 EAST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19125

    Registry ID: 110009308472

Statutes cited

  • CERCLA 107ACost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (2)

  • FIDELCORentered 1996-05-31

    Primary law: CERCLA

  • FIDELCORentered 1996-07-19

    Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (9 milestones)

  • 1991-09-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1992-04-10Referred To Dept Of Justice
  • 1992-07-03Returned To Region
  • 1992-11-20Rereferred
  • 1993-01-15Complaint Filed With Court
  • 1996-07-19Final Order Lodged
  • 1996-07-19Final Order Entered
  • 1996-07-19Concluded
  • 1997-01-21Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
15778
Case number
03-1992-0186
DOJ docket
90-11-3-956
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
CER
EPA region
03
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Cost Recovery

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1992-0186 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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