EPA v. PARSONS CASKET HARDWARE CO. SECTION 107 LITIGATION (CERCLA)

Case summary

On October 8, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Rockford, Illinois entered a judicial consent decree between United States and various potentially responsible parties (PRPs). The PRPs signing the consent decree were Central Rubber Company: Woodhead Industries, Inc.; Textron, Inc.; Camcar LLC; and Johns Manville. The consent decree generally settles the PRPs’ Superfund liability for the United States’ past and future response costs in addressing groundwater contamination in an area of Belvidere that includes properties that the PRPs formerly owned or currently own, as well as the former Parsons Casket Hardware Company facility. Exclusions to the consent decree include the PRPs’ continuing liability for contamination on or under an area including their own properties. As part of the consent decree’s obligations, the signing PRPs will pay the United States $3.6 million.

Defendants (5)

• TEXTRON, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Central Rubber CoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Camcar, LLC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Woodhead Industries, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PARSONS CASKET HARDWARE CO.

  424 FAIRVIEW AVENUE, BELVIDERE, IL, 61008-2308

  Registry ID: 110009282855

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PARSONS CASKET CONSENT DECREE (CERCLA)entered 2010-10-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2007-09-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2007-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-07-28Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2008-07-28Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2010-08-06Complaint Filed With Court
• 2010-08-06Final Order Lodged
• 2010-10-08Final Order Entered