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CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO (NEPACCO)

Judicial · FY1984 · — · Litigated No Penalty · 42308

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Penalty
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Cost recovery
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
07-1984-0024
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Litigated No Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-11-3-93
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (3)

Summary

IN THIS ACTION, THE U.S. IS SEEKING TO COLLECT A JUDGEMENT IN THE RELATED U.S. VS. NEPACCO, A CERCLA, SECTIONS 106/107 ACTION, SEEKING CLEANUP OF THE DENNY FARM SITE & RECOVERY OF THE GOVERNMENT'S COSTS OF RESPONDING TO THE DENNY FARM SITE. SHORTLY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE NEPACCO JUDGMENT WAS OB- TAINED, CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY FILED A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTION AGAINST NEPAC CO AND ITS OFFICERS SEEKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE INSURAN CE POLICIES IT ISSUED DID NOT COVER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES AS THE DENNEY FARM SITE RESPONSE ACTION. DUE TO TIME LIMITA- TIONS, THE U.S. DID NOT INTERVENE IN THE CONTINENTAL V. NEPACCO ACTION, BUT INSTEAD INSTITUTED THIS ACTION, A SIMI- LAR DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT ACTION, REQUESTING THAT THE COURT DETERMINE THAT THE CONTINENTAL POLICIES APPLY TO REIMBURSE- MENT OF EPA CLEANUP COSTS AT THE DERRY FARM SITE.

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