# Caribbean Auto Group (CAG) International, Inc.
> **Judicial** · FY2016 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3600681088`
- **Case Number:** 02-2016-0002
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- CAG International, Inc. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

Between 1999 and 2003, Caribbean Auto Mart of St. Croix, Inc. (CAMSTX) sent approximately 28,800 gallons of hazardous substance containing wastes, including waste oil, batteries, used filters, cloths and contaminated water to the TC Waste Oil Site in St. Croix, U.S.V.I.  In September 2008 EPA completed at removal action at the Site for which it paid over $3,064,373 in response costs through December 31, 2012.

The Defendant is CAMSTX's corporate parent.   On March 5, 2013, CAMSTX filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.  On August 9, 2013, the United States on behalf of EPA filed a proof of claim for EPA�s Site-related past response costs in the CAMSTX bankruptcy proceeding.  Under a bankruptcy settlement agreement (Settlement Agreement) approved by the bankruptcy court on August 17, 2016, EPA will have an allowed general unsecured claim of $423,448 in the CAMSTX bankruptcy.  The United States does not expect the CAMSTX bankruptcy estate to have any funds available to pay general unsecured claims such as EPA�s, and it is highly unlikely that EPA will receive a distribution under the Settlement Agreement.  Under a separate but related consent decree, however, the Defendant will reimburse EPA for $137,500 in Site-related past response costs. 

In the consent decree, the United States provided the Defendant and several affiliated companies with a covenant not to sue for past response costs.  In the bankruptcy Settlement Agreement, CAMSTX will rec

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