# AZS CORP (WHITE CHEMICAL)
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `6219`
- **Case Number:** 02-1997-0316
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** $5.90M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AZS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- TOSOH AMERICA INC (complaint) (settlement)
- TOSOH CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- TOSOH USA INC (complaint) (settlement)
- TOYO SODA (AMERICA) INC (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE IS A CIVIL LITIGATION REFERRAL TO THE U.S. DEPT.   OF JUSTICE FOR A CERCLA SEC. 107(A) COST RECOVERY ACTION     AGAINST AZS CORPORATION, BASED UPON ITS STATUS AS AN          OWNER.   ALSO NAMED AS DEFENDANTS ARE 4 CORPORATE AFFILI-   ATES OF AZS.  THE LIABILITY OF THE Z CORPORATIONS IS BASED   UPON A THEORY OF CORPORATE VEIL PIERCING.                    *                                                                       FACILITY: WHITE CHEMICAL CORP.                                         660 FRELINGHUYSEN AVE                                        NEWARK, NJ  07114                       09/30/97 - REFERRAL TO DOJ                                   *                                                            02/01/99 - COMPLAINT FILED (AGAINST AZS & 4 CORP AFFILATES)             (COPY OF COMPLAINT PROVIDED FOR DOCKET FILE)      02/01/99 - CD LODGED )W/COMPLAINT AZS & 4 CORP AFFILATES     02/25/99 - NOTICE OF SETTLEM'T PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER *                                                            04/13/99 - CD ENTERED BY THE COURT.

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