EPA v. ALABAMA PLATING COMPANY

Case summary

This referral requests access and past and future costs. On December 30, 2009, a consent decree (CD) resolving the cost recovery action the Department of Justice filed against three defendants associated with the Alabama Plating Company Superfund Site was filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. The CD is a part of a global settlement involving the U.S., the cost recovery defendants, their insurance companies, and private attorneys representing the cost recovery defendants in their suit against the insurance companies which has continued for over 15 years. The defendants, who have no other assets, have agreed to turn over their share of an insurance settlement to the U.S. in exchange for resolution of the cost recovery case against them. Pursuant to the CD, the U.S. will receive $720,000.

Defendants (3)

• ALABAMA PLATING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROWE, JAMES M. IIINamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ROWE, JAMES M. JR. (ESTATE OF)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALABAMA PLATING CO INC

  US HWY 231 N, VINCENT, AL, 35178

  Registry ID: 110064332850

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALABAMA PLATING COMPANY (04-2010-C006)entered 2009-12-30

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1999-03-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-08-08Complaint Filed With Court
• 2009-12-30Final Order Lodged
• 2009-12-30Concluded
• 2009-12-30Final Order Entered