EPA v. DANA SANFORD - BANKRUPTCY

Case summary

BANKRUPTCY REFERRAL - NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY SETTLEMENT On September 12, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a settlement between the United States and Dana Holding Corporation. (In re Dana Corporation, et al., Case No. 07-8160, S.D.N.Y.) The settlement resolves EPA's bankruptcy claims against Dana Corporation and its subsidiaries for Dana's share of response costs at six Superfund sites in Regions 1, 2, 5, and 7, and for Clean Water Act and Superfund civil penalties at two Dana facilities in Region 5. The EPA allowed claim amount in the settlement is $122,550,252 for these sites and facilities. Of this amount, most is for two Superfund sites currently undergoing extensive cleanups: $97,590,000 for the Cornell Dubilier Electronics Superfund Site in New Jersey; and $28,685,250 for the Hastings Superfund Site in Nebraska. The settlement also includes an allowed claim for the Federal Natural Resource Trustees of $3,120,000 for natural resource damages at the CDE Site.

Defendants (1)

• DANA CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• DANA CORP

  2051 S HARVEY ST, MUSKEGON, MI, 49442

  Registry ID: 110000410966

• DANA CORP

  2051 S HARVEY ST, MUSKEGON, MI, 49442

  Registry ID: 110000410966

• DANA CORP

  2051 S HARVEY ST, MUSKEGON, MI, 49442

  Registry ID: 110000410966

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DANA SANFORD - BANKRUPTCY

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $145,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2006-08-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2006-09-21Complaint Filed With Court
• 2006-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-06-18Final Order Lodged
• 2008-09-12Enforcement Action Closed