# GILES ARMATURE AND ELECTRIC WORKS, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `44098`
- **Case Number:** 07-1991-0190
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $370K
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- CHASE, HAROLD, L. (complaint) (settlement)
- GILES ARMATURE AND ELECTRIC WORKS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- GILES, GRACE N. (complaint) (settlement)
- GILES, JOHN E. JR. (complaint) (settlement)
- GRASSINGER, BETTY LEA (complaint) (settlement)
- GRASSINGER, GARDNER J. (complaint) (settlement)
- LURDENIO, MARTA GENE (complaint) (settlement)
- VICKERY, JENNA V. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE MEW SITE IS A TRANSFORMER, DEALER, AND REPAIR OPERATION  WITH SIGNIFICANT PCB CONTAMINATION.  GILES ARMATURE AND      ELECTRIC WORKS, INC. (DEFENDANT) FROM APPROXIMATELY 1954 -   1984 SENT ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING PCB-CONTAMINATED   TRANSFORMERS, TO MEW FOR REPAIR, DISPOSAL AND/OR RESALE.     THE DEFENDANT HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST VOLUMETRIC ALLOCATION   OF THE APPROXIMATELY 300 PRPS AT THE SITE.  IT IS AN         ILLINOIS CORPORATION THAT DISSOLVED ON MARCH 31, 1986.       ILLINOIS LAW PROVIDES A 5-YEAR  SURVIVAL  STATUTE FOR CAUSES OF ACTION AGAINST DISSOLVED CORPORATION.  THE OTHER NAMED    DEFENDANTS WERE ALL SHAREHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS OF GILES AT   THE TIME OF ITS DISSOLUTION AND RECEIVED ASSETS OF THE       CORPORATION.                                                 EPA AND DOJ ARE CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING AN RD/RA CONSENT       DECREE WITH OTHER PRPS AT THE SITE.  THE COMPLAINT INCLUDES  A PRAYER FOR PAST AS WELL AS FUTURE COSTS.

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