# KURT ORBAN COMPANY INC ET AL
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3911`
- **Case Number:** 02-1990-0186
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $2.07M
- **Cost recovery:** $567K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ATLANTIC WIRE CO INC (complaint) (settlement)
- KURT ORBAN COMPANY INC (complaint) (settlement)
- LAWLOR, ROBERT (complaint) (settlement)
- ORBAN INDUSTRIES INC (complaint) (settlement)
- ORBAN, KURT (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 107(A) OF       CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. SECT. 9607(A) SEEKING RECOVERY FROM FIVE   POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ( PRPS ) OF COSTS INCURRED   BY THE U.S. EPA AT THE MADISON WIRE SUPERFUND SITE, AND      FURTHER SEEKS PENALTIES PURSUANT TO SECT. 106(B) AND TREBLE  DAMAGES PURSUANT TO SECT. 107(C)(3) FOR ONE PRP'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER DIRECTING THE PERFORM-   ANCE OF A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE.                        *                                                            OTHER SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF CASE:                           THIS CASE INVOLVES THE ABANDONMENT OF A MANUFACTURING        BUSINESS AFTER THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE BUSINESS' ASSETS IN AN  ATTEMPT TO AVOID LIABILITIES, INCLUDING KNOWN ENVIRONMENTAL  LIABILITIES.  THE PROPOSED COST RECOVERY ACTION IS SIGNIFI-  CANT IN THAT IT MAY HAVE A DETERRENT EFFECT ON OTHER         MANAGING CORP'S AND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE ATTEMPTS TO EVADE      RESPONSIBILITY RESULT IN THE EXPENDITURE OF SUPERFUND MONIES FOR CLEANUP.  FURTHER, ASSIGNEES OF THE ASSETS OF THE        BUSINESS MAY HAVE SOME LIABILITY PARTICULARLY SINCE THE      ASSIGNMENT ITSELF COULD POSSIBLY BE SET ASIDE UNDER THE      FEDERAL PRIORITIES STATUTE OR ON THE BASIS OF FRAUD.

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