THE SITE WAS A WOODTREATING FACILITY THAT CAME TO EPA'S NOTICE IN 1984. LITIGATION COMMENCED ALMOST IMMEDIATLY WITH EPA ABLE TO OBTAIN ACCESS IN 1987 ONLY BY ORDER OF THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, ELEVENTH CIRCUIT. AFTER A FUND-LEAD REMOVAL, EPA SUED MR. JAMES DICKERSON AND HIS CORPORATION, AMTRECO, INC., FOR RECOVERRY OF PAST COSTS UNDER SECTION 107 OF CERCLA. SOON AFTER THE UNITED STATES FILED THE COST RECOVERY ACTION, MR. DICKERSON FRAUDULENTLY CONVEYED HIS ASSETS (AMTRECO, INC. WAS DEFUNCT) TO HIS WIFE AND TO A TRUST, WHEREUPON EPA BROUGHT ACTION UNDER THE FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES ACT. THE CASE WAS AGAINST MR. DICKERSON AND AMTRECO WAS SETTLED FINALLY ON MARCH 31, 1995; IN ADDITION TO PAYMENT, MR. DICKERSON AND AMTRECO ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. THEIR THIRD AND FOURTH PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST AT&T AND LEE ENGINEERING, RESPECTIVELY, THAT WERE THE SUBJECT