# METATE ASBESTOS CORP - BANKRUPTCY
> **Judicial** · FY1982 · — · Dismissed By Tribunal
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52032`
- **Case Number:** 09-1982-0007
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Dismissed By Tribunal
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $7.08M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- METATE ASBESTOS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- NEAL, GERALDINE (complaint) (settlement)
- NEAL, JACK (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE IS A COMPANION CASE TO 09-82-E006.  THE ORIG- INAL IS A CIVIL ACTION WHEREAS THIS CASE IS A BANKRUPTCY ACT ION.                                                              TOTAL CLAIMS SOUGHT:  $2,297,000                             TOTAL RECOVERED    :  CONFESSION OF JUDGEMENT $7 MI          TOTAL SPENT        :  $7,000,000                             THE METATE ASBESTOS CORPORATION CERCLA CIVIL ACTION WAS FILED 5/13/83.  IN 1975 THE COMPANY AND ITS OWNERS, G. AND   J. NEAL, DEVELOPED A MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION ON              THE SITE OF THE TAILINGS FROM THE ASBESTOS MINE THEY OPERA-  TED UNTIL 1974.  IN 1979, THE STATE & IN 1980.THE STATE      THE HOMES WERE PLACED ON THE ASBESTOS.                       IN 1980 THE STATE DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY AT THE       SITE WHEN ORDERS FOR CLEANUP WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.              FROM THE METATE SITE WAS THE JAQUAYS MINING COMPANY.  ASBES- TOS TAILINGS FROM JAQUAYS BLEW ONTO THE METATE MOBILE HOME   PARK.                                                             ON 5/13/83, EPA SUED THE METATE ASBESTOS CORP. THE      NEALS AND THE JAQUAYS MINING CO. UNDER CERCLA SECTS 106, 107 & 104, RCRA SECT 7003 AND CAA SECT 303.  EPA GOT A $7 MIL-   LION JUDGMENT AGAINST METATE & THE NEALS.  EPA SETTLED WITH  THE JAQUAYS, WHO STOPPED OPERATING THEIR FACILITY AND BU-    RIED THE ASBESTOS TAILINGS.  EPA CLEANED UP THE METATE SITE  AND EPA BOUGHT OUT THE OWNERS OF THE MOBILE HOMES.  THE      CRCLA SECT 106,107 CASE AGAINST THE JAQUA

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