EPA v. MIDWEST PORTLAND CEMENT

Case summary

REFERRAL TO DOJ TO FILE PROOF OF CLAIM FOR EPA RESPONSE COSTS IN MIDWEST PORTLAND CEMENT'S BANKRUPTCY. The Dec. 20, 1999 complaint was a proof of claim filed by DOJ on behalf of EPA in bankruptcy court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, where a creditor of Midwest Portland Cement filed an involuntary Chapter 7 liquidation petition against Midwest Portland Cement. Through the bankruptcy, EPA recovered $350,000 under a prospective purchaser agreement with the winning bidder of an auction for the site held by the trustee in 2002. The bankruptcy case was closed on Nov. 15, 2004 without further recovery of the remaining claims by EPA. EPA had about $350,000 in unrecovered costs after the bankruptcy.

Defendants (5)

• ATEC, INC.Named in complaint
• FILTROL, INC.Named in complaint
• MIDWEST PORTLAND CEMENTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PPG, INC.Named in complaint
• STANDARD MACHINE & EQUIPMENT CO., INC.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• MIDWEST PORTLAND CEMENT CO

  6400 MAYSVILLE PIKE, EAST FULTONHAM, OH, 43735

  Registry ID: 110004622150

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MIDWEST PORTLAND CEMENTentered 2004-11-15

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1999-11-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-12-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 2000-07-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-11-15Final Order Entered
• 2004-11-15Final Order Lodged
• 2004-12-31Enforcement Action Closed