# COOPER INDUSTRIES INC
> **Judicial** · FY1996 · — · Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `494`
- **Case Number:** 01-1996-0064
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty & Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $60K
- **Cost recovery:** $6.25M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- COOPER INDUSTRIES INC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

COOPER IS LIABLE AS AN OPERATOR PRUSUANT TO CERCLA 107A2   FOR CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE BASED ON ITS DISPOSAL          ACTIVITIES OF ITS PREDECESSORS.                                COOPER IS ALSO LIABLE FOR PENALTIES ARISING OUT OF A UAO   ISSUED UNDER CERCLA 106A TO COOPER, AMONG OTHERS, WHICH      COMPELLED THE RESPONDENT TO PERFORM REMEDIAL WORK AT THE     SITE. NONE OF THE RESPONDENTS COMPLIED WITHTHE UAO AND THUS  WERE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES.                                      UNDER THE CONSENT DECREE, COOPER WILL PAY A TOTAL OF      $7,000,000 PLUS INTEREST. THIS SUM WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THE  UNITED STATES, THE COMMONWEALTH, AND OTHER PRP, THE          FRIEDLANDS (TO SATISFY THE TERMS OF THEIR CONSENT DECREE AND RESOLVE INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS). THIS SUM INCLUDES A PENALTY PAYMENT OF $60,000 FOR COOPERS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH UAO.

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