South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control v. The United States of America et al
| South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control |
| Alpha Assembly Solutions, Inc., Ashland Inc., INEOS US Chemicals Company, Dow Silicones Corp., Gabriel Phenoxies, Inc., Raytheon Technologies Corp, The United States of America, AbbVie Ltd., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Alpha Metals, Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Arkema Inc., Ashland LLC prior to, Avon Products, Inc., BASF Corporation, Lanxess Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., Goodrich Corporation, BP Amoco Chemical Company, Atlantic Richfield Company, Carolina Solvents, Inc., ViacomCBS Inc., Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Chevron Environmental Management Co., Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Clariant Corp., Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., CNA Holdings LLC, Cognis Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive Co., United Airlines, Inc., Cosan Chemical Corporation, Dow Corning Corp., Eastman Chemical Company, ECOFLO, Inc., General Dynamics Corp., General Electric Company, Giant Cement Holdings, Inc., Glaxosmithkline LLC, Honeywell International, Inc., ICI Americas Inc,, InChem Corp a North Carolina Corp., Ingersoll Rand, Inc., International Paper Company, Johnson and Johnson, KEMET Electronics Corporation, Mallinckrodt LLC, Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., Nation Ford Chemical Company, Norlite Corporation, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., Pfizer Inc., Pharmacia LLC, United Technologies Corp, Rohm and Haas Company, Schlumberger Ltd, SET Environmental, Inc., The Sherwin-Williams Company, Suretape Technologies, LLC, Sonoco Products Co., Stauffer Management Company LLC, Sun Chemical Corporation, The Chemouras Co., FC, LLC, Unilever United States, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Univar Solutions USA Inc., The Valspar Corporation and The Chemours Co. FC, LLC |
| 0:2022cv03445 |
| October 5, 2022 |
| US District Court for the District of South Carolina |
| Sherri A Lydon |
| Environmental Matters |
| 42 U.S.C. § 9601 Hazardous Substances Releases, Liability - Definition |
| None |
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Filing 17
ORDER granting #15 Motion to Enter Consent Decree as Final Judgment. Signed by Honorable Sherri A Lydon on December 12, 2022. (Attachments: #1 Settlement and Consent Decree)(ahil)
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| Filing 16 RESPONSE in Support re #15 Joint MOTION to Enter the Consent Decree as Final Judgment Response filed by AbbVie Ltd., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Alpha Assembly Solutions, Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Arkema Inc., Ashland Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, Avon Products, Inc., BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., CNA Holdings LLC, Carolina Solvents, Inc., Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Chevron Environmental Management Co., Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Clariant Corp., Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., Cognis Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Cosan Chemical Corporation, Dow Silicones Corp., ECOFLO, Inc., Eastman Chemical Company, Gabriel Phenoxies, Inc., General Dynamics Corp., General Electric Company, Giant Cement Holdings, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Goodrich Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., ICI Americas Inc,, INEOS US Chemicals Company, Ingersoll Rand, Inc., International Paper Company, Johnson and Johnson, KEMET Electronics Corporation, Lanxess Corporation, Mallinckrodt LLC, Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., Nation Ford Chemical Company, Norlite Corporation, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of Wyeth LLC and Wyeth Holdings Corporation), Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries), Pharmacia LLC, Raytheon Technologies Corp, Rohm and Haas Company, SET Environmental, Inc., Schlumberger Ltd, Sonoco Products Co., Stauffer Management Company LLC, Sun Chemical Corporation, Suretape Technologies, LLC, The Chemours Co. FC, LLC, The Sherwin-Williams Company, The Valspar Corporation, Unilever United States, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, United Airlines, Inc., Univar Solutions USA Inc., ViacomCBS Inc.. (Johnson, Benjamin) |
| Filing 15 Joint MOTION to Enter the Consent Decree as Final Judgment by AbbVie Ltd., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Alpha Assembly Solutions, Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Arkema Inc., Ashland Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, Avon Products, Inc., BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., CNA Holdings LLC, Carolina Solvents, Inc., Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Chevron Environmental Management Co., Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Clariant Corp., Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., Cognis Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Cosan Chemical Corporation, Dow Silicones Corp., ECOFLO, Inc., Eastman Chemical Company, Gabriel Phenoxies, Inc., General Dynamics Corp., General Electric Company, Giant Cement Holdings, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Goodrich Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., ICI Americas Inc,, INEOS US Chemicals Company, Ingersoll Rand, Inc., International Paper Company, Johnson and Johnson, KEMET Electronics Corporation, Lanxess Corporation, Mallinckrodt LLC, Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., Nation Ford Chemical Company, Norlite Corporation, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of Wyeth LLC and Wyeth Holdings Corporation), Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries), Pharmacia LLC, Raytheon Technologies Corp, Rohm and Haas Company, SET Environmental, Inc., Schlumberger Ltd, Sonoco Products Co., Stauffer Management Company LLC, Sun Chemical Corporation, Suretape Technologies, LLC, The Chemours Co. FC, LLC, The Sherwin-Williams Company, The Valspar Corporation, Unilever United States, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, United Airlines, Inc., Univar Solutions USA Inc., ViacomCBS Inc.. Response to Motion due by 12/21/2022. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. Proposed order is being emailed to chambers with copy to opposing counsel.(Johnson, Benjamin) |
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Filing 14
ORDER granting #13 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #13 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer. The Parties' joint motion is GRANTED. The Parties' responses to the complaint shall be suspended until after the Court rules on a motion to enter the proposed consent decree submitted in this Action. Signed by the Honorable Sherri A. Lydon on November 8, 2022.(ahil)
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| Filing 13 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Pending Consideration of Consent Decree by The United States of America. Response to Motion due by 11/17/2022. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. Proposed order is being emailed to chambers with copy to opposing counsel.(Augustini, Michael) |
| Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Robert de Holl on behalf of The United States of America (de Holl, Andrew) |
| Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The United States of America served on 10/21/2022, answer due 11/14/2022. (Lowry, Kelly) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael C Augustini on behalf of The United States of America (Augustini, Michael) |
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Filing 8
ORDER granting #4 Motion regarding suspension of 26.01 requirements. Signed by the Honorable Sherri A. Lydon on October 21, 2022.(ahil)
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| Filing 7 Summons Issued as to AbbVie Ltd., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Alpha Assembly Solutions, Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Arkema Inc., Ashland Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, Avon Products, Inc., BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., CNA Holdings LLC, Carolina Solvents, Inc., Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Chevron Environmental Management Co., Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Clariant Corp., Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., Cognis Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Cosan Chemical Corporation, Dow Silicones Corp., ECOFLO, Inc., Eastman Chemical Company, Gabriel Phenoxies, Inc., General Dynamics Corp., General Electric Company, Giant Cement Holdings, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Goodrich Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., ICI Americas Inc,, INEOS US Chemicals Company, Ingersoll Rand, Inc., International Paper Company, Johnson and Johnson, KEMET Electronics Corporation, Lanxess Corporation, Mallinckrodt LLC, Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., Nation Ford Chemical Company, Norlite Corporation, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of Wyeth LLC and Wyeth Holdings Corporation), Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries), Pharmacia LLC, Raytheon Technologies Corp, Rohm and Haas Company, SET Environmental, Inc., Schlumberger Ltd, Sonoco Products Co., Stauffer Management Company LLC, Sun Chemical Corporation, Suretape Technologies, LLC, The Chemours Co. FC, LLC, The Sherwin-Williams Company, The Valspar Corporation, Unilever United States, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, United Airlines, Inc., Univar Solutions USA Inc., ViacomCBS Inc.(ahil) |
| Filing 6 Summons Issued as to The United States of America. U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (ahil) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by David Coleman Kimball on behalf of AbbVie Ltd., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Alpha Assembly Solutions, Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Arkema Inc., Ashland Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, Avon Products, Inc., BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., CNA Holdings LLC, Carolina Solvents, Inc., Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Chevron Environmental Management Co., Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Clariant Corp., Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., Cognis Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Cosan Chemical Corporation, Dow Silicones Corp., ECOFLO, Inc., Eastman Chemical Company, Gabriel Phenoxies, Inc., General Dynamics Corp., General Electric Company, Giant Cement Holdings, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Goodrich Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., ICI Americas Inc,, INEOS US Chemicals Company, Ingersoll Rand, Inc., International Paper Company, Johnson and Johnson, KEMET Electronics Corporation, Lanxess Corporation, Mallinckrodt LLC, Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., Nation Ford Chemical Company, Norlite Corporation, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of Wyeth LLC and Wyeth Holdings Corporation), Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries), Pharmacia LLC, Raytheon Technologies Corp, Rohm and Haas Company, SET Environmental, Inc., Schlumberger Ltd, Sonoco Products Co., Stauffer Management Company LLC, Sun Chemical Corporation, Suretape Technologies, LLC, The Chemours Co. FC, LLC, The Sherwin-Williams Company, The Valspar Corporation, Unilever United States, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, United Airlines, Inc., Univar Solutions USA Inc., ViacomCBS Inc. (Kimball, David) |
| Filing 4 All Parties' Joint MOTION Joint Motion to Suspend Initial Disclosures Under Local Civil Rule 26.01 by AbbVie Ltd., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Alpha Assembly Solutions, Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Arkema Inc., Ashland Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, Avon Products, Inc., BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., CNA Holdings LLC, Carolina Solvents, Inc., Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Chevron Environmental Management Co., Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Clariant Corp., Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., Cognis Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Cosan Chemical Corporation, Dow Silicones Corp., ECOFLO, Inc., Eastman Chemical Company, Gabriel Phenoxies, Inc., General Dynamics Corp., General Electric Company, Giant Cement Holdings, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Goodrich Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., ICI Americas Inc,, INEOS US Chemicals Company, Ingersoll Rand, Inc., International Paper Company, Johnson and Johnson, KEMET Electronics Corporation, Lanxess Corporation, Mallinckrodt LLC, Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., Nation Ford Chemical Company, Norlite Corporation, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of Wyeth LLC and Wyeth Holdings Corporation), Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries), Pharmacia LLC, Raytheon Technologies Corp, Rohm and Haas Company, SET Environmental, Inc., Schlumberger Ltd, Sonoco Products Co., Stauffer Management Company LLC, Sun Chemical Corporation, Suretape Technologies, LLC, The Chemours Co. FC, LLC, The Sherwin-Williams Company, The Valspar Corporation, Unilever United States, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, United Airlines, Inc., Univar Solutions USA Inc., ViacomCBS Inc.. Response to Motion due by 11/1/2022. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. Proposed order is being emailed to chambers with copy to opposing counsel.(Johnson, Benjamin) (Main Document 4 replaced on 10/20/2022 with document provided by filer. Modified on 10/20/2022 edit text (ahil). |
| Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin A Johnson on behalf of AbbVie Ltd., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Alpha Assembly Solutions, Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Arkema Inc., Ashland Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, Avon Products, Inc., BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., CNA Holdings LLC, Carolina Solvents, Inc., Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Chevron Environmental Management Co., Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Clariant Corp., Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., Cognis Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Cosan Chemical Corporation, Dow Silicones Corp., ECOFLO, Inc., Eastman Chemical Company, Gabriel Phenoxies, Inc., General Dynamics Corp., General Electric Company, Giant Cement Holdings, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Goodrich Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., ICI Americas Inc,, INEOS US Chemicals Company, Ingersoll Rand, Inc., International Paper Company, Johnson and Johnson, KEMET Electronics Corporation, Lanxess Corporation, Mallinckrodt LLC, Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., Nation Ford Chemical Company, Norlite Corporation, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of Wyeth LLC and Wyeth Holdings Corporation), Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries), Pharmacia LLC, Raytheon Technologies Corp, Rohm and Haas Company, SET Environmental, Inc., Schlumberger Ltd, Sonoco Products Co., Stauffer Management Company LLC, Sun Chemical Corporation, Suretape Technologies, LLC, The Chemours Co. FC, LLC, The Sherwin-Williams Company, The Valspar Corporation, Unilever United States, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, United Airlines, Inc., Univar Solutions USA Inc., ViacomCBS Inc. (Johnson, Benjamin) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against AbbVie Ltd., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Alpha Assembly Solutions, Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Arkema Inc., Ashland Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, Avon Products, Inc., BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., CNA Holdings LLC, Carolina Solvents, Inc., Chemical Waste Management, Inc., Chevron Environmental Management Co., Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Clariant Corp., Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., Cognis Corporation, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Cosan Chemical Corporation, Dow Silicones Corp., ECOFLO, Inc., Eastman Chemical Company, FC, LLC, Gabriel Phenoxies, Inc., General Dynamics Corp., General Electric Company, Giant Cement Holdings, Inc., Glaxosmithkline LLC, Goodrich Corporation, Honeywell International, Inc., ICI Americas Inc,, INEOS US Chemicals Company, Ingersoll Rand, Inc., International Paper Company, Johnson and Johnson, KEMET Electronics Corporation, Lanxess Corporation, Mallinckrodt LLC, Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp., Nation Ford Chemical Company, Norlite Corporation, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of Wyeth LLC and Wyeth Holdings Corporation), Pfizer Inc.(on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries), Pharmacia LLC, Raytheon Technologies Corp, Rohm and Haas Company, SET Environmental, Inc., Schlumberger Ltd, Sonoco Products Co., Stauffer Management Company LLC, Sun Chemical Corporation, Suretape Technologies, LLC, The Chemouras Co., The Sherwin-Williams Company, The United States of America, The Valspar Corporation, Unilever United States, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, United Airlines, Inc., Univar Solutions USA Inc., ViacomCBS Inc. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ASCDC-10735018.), filed by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Service due by 1/4/2023 (Attachments: #1 Supporting Documents Settlement and Consent Degree, #2 Appendix 1 Philip Services Site Work Parties, #3 Appendix 2 Philip Services Site Cash Out Settlors, #4 Appendix 2 Philip Services Site Cash Out Settlors, #5 Appendix 4 Facility Property Description, #6 Remedial Design-Remedial Action, #7 Appendix 6 Additional Settling PRP Consent Decree Acknowledgement, #8 Appendix 7 Form of Guarantee of Payment and Performance Trust Agreement, #9 List of Appendices to Consent Decree)(ahil) |
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