# G & H LANDFILL (BROWNING-FERRIS CD)
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `27502`
- **Case Number:** 05-1990-0222
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $2.60M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BFI OF NORTH METRO, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES OF MICHIGAN, (complaint) (settlement)
- CADBURY BEVERAGES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPA (complaint) (settlement)
- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- THE UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- TRW, INC (complaint) (settlement)
- UNISYS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE PRE-REFERRAL LITIGATION REPORT PREPARED IN ANTICIPATION  OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF RD/RA NEGOTIATIONS RELATED TO THE     G&H LANDFILL SITE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT UTICA, MI.  THIS      REPORT IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT THE COST RECOVERY REFERRAL  FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON 9/13/89. THE       ORIGINAL LITIGATION REPORT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE SUPERSEDED  BY THE ENCLOSED REPORT.  RATHER, THE TWO REPORTS SHOULD BE   READ IN CONJUCTION WITH EACH OTHER TO OBTAIN THE FULL        FACTUAL HISTORY OF THE CASE.  THIS IS TO AVOID DUPLICATIVE   EFFORTS ON THE PART OF THE REGION.                           -                                                            THE ORIGINAL REFERRAL WAS COMPLETED DUE TO STATUTE OF LIMITA TION CONCERNS REGARDING THE RUNNING ON THE FIRST 2 REMOVAL   ACTIONS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE PASSING OF SARA ON 10/17/89.  FURTHER, A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS CONCERN EXISTED ON THE 3RD REMOVAL ACTION AS IT HAD BEEN COMPLETED 10/22/86.            -                                                            ON 01/26/90, DOJ RETURNED THE CASE TO U.S.EPA REGION V DUE   TO A TOLLING AGREEMENT IN WHICH 4 MAJOR POTENTIALLY RESPONSI BLE PARTIES(PRPS) AGREED THAT THE TIME BETWEEN 10/01/89 AND  03/31/91, WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN COMPUTING AND RUNNING OF  THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REGARDING ANY U.S. CAUSE OF       ACTION.  THE 4 PARTIES WHO SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT WERE FORD,  CHRYSLER, TRW, AND GENERAL OIL.                              -                                   

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