EPA v. DANA CORPORATION BANKRUPTCY (NATIONAL CASE)

Case summary

BANKRUPTCY CASE 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 (7)

• DANA CORP

  2051 S HARVEY ST, MUSKEGON, MI, 49442

  Registry ID: 110000410966

• LAKELAND DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC.

  450 W 600 S, CLAYPOOL, IN, 46510

  Registry ID: 110060455779

• ELKHART - NORTH MAIN STREET WELLFIELD

  921 N MAIN ST, ELKHART, IN, 46514-2737

  Registry ID: 110071102449

• DANA CORP

  2051 S HARVEY ST, MUSKEGON, MI, 49442

  Registry ID: 110000410966

• DAIDO METAL USA LLC

  1215 GREENWOOD ST, BELLEFONTAINE, OH, 43311

  Registry ID: 110000382915

• DANA CORP

  2051 S HARVEY ST, MUSKEGON, MI, 49442

  Registry ID: 110000410966

• TREMONT CITY LANDFILL

  3112 SNYDER-DOMER RD, TREMONT CITY, OH, 45372

  Registry ID: 110030434224

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DANA CORPORATION BANKRUPTCY (NATIONAL CASE)entered 2008-09-12

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2006-09-21Complaint Filed With Court
• 2006-09-21Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2008-06-18Final Order Lodged
• 2008-09-12Final Order Entered
• 2008-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered