# DAVIS, WILLIAM
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `218`
- **Case Number:** 01-1990-0051
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $13.50M
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- A. CAPUANO BROTHERS, INC. (complaint)
- CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION (complaint)
- CLAIROL, INC. (complaint)
- DAVIS, ELEANOR (complaint)
- DAVIS, WILLIAM (complaint) (settlement)
- PFIZER, INC. (complaint)
- THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY (complaint)
- UNITED SANITATION, INC. (complaint)
- UNITED TECH. CORP. - PRATT WHITNEY GROUP (complaint)
## Summary

THE REGION REFERRED A SUPERFUND COST RECOVERY ACTION TO DOJ  ON 9/14/90 AGAINST 10 POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES (PRPS) FOR PAST COSTS AT THE DAVIS LIQUID WASTE SUPERFUND SITE IN   SMITHFIELD, RI. THE ACTION SEEKS RECOVERY OF $2.1 MILLION IN REMOVAL COSTS PLUS INTEREST AND ENFORCEMENT COSTS, AND ALSO  SEEKS TO ESTABLISH LIABILITY FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS. IF THE    ACTION IS NOT FILED BY 09/29/90, THE U.S. RUNS THE RISK OF   RECOVERY OF THESE REMOVAL COSTS BEING BARRED BY A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.                                                 THE PROPOSED DEFENDANTS ARE: WILLIAM M. DAVIS; ELEANOR       DAVIS; PRATT & WHITNEY GROUP, UNITED TECHNOLOGIES            CORPORATION; THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY; CIBA-GEIGY      CORPORATION; CLAIROL INC.; A. CAPUANO BROTHERS,INC; UNITED   SANITATION,INC.; AND CHAMBERS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.      WILLIAM DAVIS IS LIABLE AS AN OPERATOR OF THE SITE AND       ELEANOR DAVIS IS LIABLE AS THE OWNER OF THE SITE. UNITED     SANITATION. AND A. CAPUANO BROTHERS (BOTH OWNED BY THE       CAPUANO FAMILY) ARE LIABLE AS TRANSPORTERS; CHAMBERS         DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IS LIABLE AS A SUCCESSOR TO UNITED       SANITATION. CIBA-GEIGY, CLAIROL, PFIZER, PRATT & WHITNEY     GROUP, AND THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL ARE LIABLE AS GENERATORS   WHO SENT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TO THE SITE.                   DOJ FILED SUIT 9/27/90 (DRI 90-0484) AGAINST NINE            DEFENDANTS: WM & E. DAVIS, CIBA-GEIGY, CLAIROL, PFIZER,      PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, UNITED TECHNOLOG

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