EPA v. TRADER JOE'S COMPANY (NATIONAL CASE)

Case summary

ON JUNE 21, 2016, A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED AND TRADER JOE'S WAS LODGED WITH THE COURT. THE UNITED STATES ALLEGED THAT TRADER JOE'S VIOLATED THE CLEAN AIR ACT BY FAILING TO PROMPTLY REPAIR LEAKS OF R-22, A HYDROFLUOROCARBEN (HCFC) THAT IS AN OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCE USED AS A COOLANT IN REFRIGERATORS. THE UNITED ALSO ALLEDGED THAT THE COMPANY FAILED TO KEEP ADEQUATE SERVICING RECORDS OF ITS REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT.

Defendants (1)

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (39)

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  3724 SW ARCHER ROAD, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32608

  Registry ID: 110069438040

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  9205 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY, PINE CREST, FL, 33156

  Registry ID: 110069437899

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  635 WEST CROSSVILLE ROAD, ROSWELL, GA, 30075

  Registry ID: 110069434428

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  3909 HILLSBORO PIKE, NASHVILLE, TN, 37215

  Registry ID: 110069437853

• TRADER JOE'S

  120 MERRIMON AVENUE, ASHEVILLE, NC, 28801-2357

  Registry ID: 110069437924

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  4516 FOREST DRIVE, COLUMBIA, SC, 29206

  Registry ID: 110069438013

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  131 N ORLANDO AVE, WINTER PARK, FL, 32789

  Registry ID: 110069434730

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  2320-2326 NICHOLASVILLE ROAD, LEXINGTON, KY, 40503

  Registry ID: 110069438077

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  3183 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE, ATLANTA, GA, 30305

  Registry ID: 110069437951

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  1590 NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33304

  Registry ID: 110069438031

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  50 WOODRUFF INDUSTRIAL LANE, GREENVILLE, SC, 29607

  Registry ID: 110069438059

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  401 JOHNNIE DODDS BOULEVARD, MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, 29464

  Registry ID: 110069437835

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  10600 TAMIAMI TRAIL NORTH, NAPLES, FL, 34108

  Registry ID: 110069437844

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  1851 SOUTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, DELRAY BEACH, FL, 33483

  Registry ID: 110069438022

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY

  5185 PEACHTREE PARKWAY, NORCROSS, GA, 30092

  Registry ID: 110069437862

• …and 24 more

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRADER JOE'S COMPANY (NATIONAL CASE) (04-2017-C001)entered 2016-12-15

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $47,461

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2014-08-14Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2014-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-06-21Final Order Lodged
• 2016-06-21Complaint Filed With Court
• 2016-12-15Final Order Entered