# KMART CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY2002 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `84196`
- **Case Number:** 01-2002-0107
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- KMART CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

'ON JUNE 26, 2002, EPA SENT DOJ A REFERRAL REQUESTING THE FILING OF A PROOF OF CLAIM IN THE CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS FOR THE KMART CORPORATION. KMART IS A POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY AT OPERABLE UNIT TWO OF THE PETERSON/PURITAN INC. SUPERFUND SITE IN CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND. BY FILING A PROOF OF CLAIM, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ENSURE THAT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS IN THIS BANKRUPTCY MAY BE APPLIED TO THE COSTS EPA INCURS AT THIS SITE.'

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