# CLEVELAND WRECKING CO., ET AL
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `11040`
- **Case Number:** 03-1986-0882
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $15K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CLEVELAND WRECKING CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE:  THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST A CON-   TRACTOR (BLAKE) AND SUB-CONTRACTOR (CLEVELAND WRECKING) WHO  DEMOLISHED A GYM UNDER CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.    THE ACTION IS PURSUANT OT SECT 113(B) OF THE CAA, 42 USC     SECT  7413(B), AND SEEKS PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF     FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF (NESHAP) FOR ASBES- TOS, 40 CFR SUBPART M, SECT 61.140 CAUSE OF ACTION.  THIS    ACTION ALLEGES THAT THE DEFENDANT CLEVELAND WRECKING FAILED  TO COMPLY WITH THE WORK PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS OF 40 CFR SECT 61.147 AND 61.152 AND PROVIDED FALSE AND MISLEADING INFORMA- TION IN RESPONSE TO A SECTION 114 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.        PROPOSED REMEDY:  NO PENALTY IS SOUGHT AGAINST THE      OWNER, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, AS AU HAS BEEN COOPERATIVE.  A   CIVIL PENALTY OF 100K IS SOUGHT AGAINST DEFENDANTS.  A PACK- AGE SETTLEMENT WITH THE MONTANA CASE AGAINST CLEVELAND WRECK ING MAY BE ARRANGED.  ISSUES OF NATIONAL OR PRECEDENTIAL     SIGNIFICANCETHIS CASE HAS NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR SEVERAL  REASONS:  THE DEFENDANT CLEVELAND WRECKING IS A NATION-WIDE  DEMOLITION CONTRACTIOR AND HAS VIOLATED SIMILAR ASBESTOS     REGULATIONS IN THE PAST IN NEW YORK(REGII).  THIS IS THE     THIRD TIME RECENTLY THAT CLEVELAND WRECKING HAS VIOLATED THE ASBESTOS STANDARDS RESULTING IN LITIGATION.

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