U.S. v. DISTLER

Nos. 88-0200-L(J), 88-0201-L(J).

803 F.Supp. 46 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. Donald E. DISTLER, et al., defendants. PORTER PAINT CO., et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. ARISTOKRAFT CORPORATION, et al., Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Kentucky, at Louisville.

August 11, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon A. Mueller, Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Div., Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Div., Washington, D.C., Richard A. Dennis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., for U.S.

Kathryn M. Hargraves, David M. Jones, Dept. of Law, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, Frankfort, Ky., for Com. of Ky.

Edward C. Airhart, Airhart & Associates, Louisville, Ky., for Donald E. Distler, Kentucky Liquid Recycling, Inc., and Estate of Clara Distler, Estate of William E. Distler.

Jon M. Sebaly, James A. Dyer, Jesse B. Beasley, Sebaly, Shillite & Dyer, Dayton, Ohio for Angell Mfg. Co.

Jeffrey C. Fort, Jacqueline M. Vidmar, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, Ill., for Angell Mfg. Co., Angex Corp. and W.E. Davis.

Carl W. Breeding, Reece, Lang, Aker & Breeding, P.S.C., Lexington, Ky., and Elliott P. Laws, John C. Martin, Timothy A. Vanderver, Jr., Patton, Boggs & Blow, Washington, D.C., for Essex Group, Inc. and BASF Corp.

Charles M. Chadd, Terry Satinover, Pope, Ballard, Shepherd & Fowle, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for A.O. Smith Corp.

Mark R. Feather, Brown, Todd & Heyburn, Louisville, Ky., for Wickes Companies, Inc. and Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

E.H. Bartenstien, Wayne J. Carroll, MacKenzie & Peden, P.S.C., Louisville, Ky., for Kurfees Coatings, Inc.

David J. Bailey, Mary A. Prebula, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Atlanta, Ga., for McKesson Corp.

Marcus P. McGraw, John C. Bender, Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Lexington, Ky., for Porter Paint Co. and Ashland Oil, Inc.

Stephen W. Leermakers, Senior Litigation Counsel, Ashland Chemical Co., Columbus, Ohio for Ashland Chemical Co.

W. Patrick Stallard (Liaison Counsel for Generator Defendants), Wanda K. Ballard, Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Ky., Laura D. Keller, Stites & Harbison, Lexington, Ky., for Hy-Klas Paints, James River Corp. Nevada, Owens-Illinois, Inc.

William S. Wetterer, Jr., William S. Wetterer III, Mulloy, Walz, Wetterer, Fore & Schwartz, Louisville, Ky., for Thomas Hoeppner.

Thomas T. Terp, Kim K. Burke, Laura A. Ringenbach, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert Craig, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, Covington, Ky., for Mobil Oil Corp. and Union Carbide Corp.

Samuel D. Hinkle IV, Greenbaum, Boone, Treitz, Maggiolo & Brown, Louisville, Ky., for Cincinnati Varnish.

Robert M. Olian, Anne D. Samuels, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., for Velsicol Chemical Corp.

John S. Reed, Cecelia T. Allen, Hirn Reed & Harper, Louisville, Ky., for Special Counsel for Generator Defendants.

Charles K. O'Neill, William R. Luraschi, James C. La Forge, Cheryl A. Hughes, Chadbourne & Parke, New York City, for Aristokraft, Inc.

Philip J. Schworer, Dinsmore & Shohl, 1900 Chemed Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Borden, Inc.

John D. Englar, Gen. Counsel, Burlington Industries, Inc., Barbara A. Hatcher, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Greensboro, N.C., for Burlington Industries, Inc.

Charles Weiner, Mark Greenberger, Katz, Greenberger, Zied, Katz & Norton, Cincinnati, Ohio, William H. Earnest, Harvey A. Rosenzweig, Elarbee, Thompson & Trapnell, Atlanta, Ga., for Chemcraft, Inc.

Susan Shumway, Donna A. Dobbs, Pamela I.S. Missal, Shumway & Merle, Southport, Conn., for Chesebrough-Ponds, Inc.

Christopher R. Schraff, Michael R. Schmidt, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Columbus, Ohio, for CIBA-GEIGY Corp.

Ray Webb, Robinson & McElwee, Lexington, Ky., for Courier Journal Job Printing Co.

R. Paul Detwiler, Covington and Burling, Washington, D.C., for DAP, Inc.

A. Christian Worrell, III, Graydon, Head & Ritchey, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Dee Sign Co.

Guy V. Johnson, Senior Counsel, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Susan Wilson, Ellen Green, Wilmington, Del., Lynanne Wescott, Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, Pa., for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

Robert F. Lawrence, Daniel Squire, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Washington, D.C., for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. and Diamond Intern. Corp.

Renata M. Scruggs Manzo, Law Depart., Reynolds Metals Co., Richmond, Va., for Reynolds Aluminum Recycling Co. and Reynolds Metals Co.

Philip C. Schneider, Schneider Lett & Shaneyfelt, Huntingburg, Ind., for DMI Furniture, Inc., Jasper Desk Co. and Styline Industries, Inc.

Peter N. Tassie, William D. Grubbs, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, Louisville, Ky., for GAF Corp. and Prescotech, Inc. (# 329).

Charles G. Middleton, III, Kathiejane Oehler, Middleton & Reutlinger, Louisville, Ky., Louis T. Bolognini, Asst. Gen. Counsel Litigation, Great Lakes Chemical Corp., West Lafayette, Ind., for Great Lakes Chemical Corp.

Donald L. Cox, Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.S.C., Louisville, Ky., for Hoechst Celanese Corp.

David Van Epps, Gregory A. Ruehlmann, Michael E. Samuels, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Hooker Chemical Corp.

William C. Barnard, Frank J. Deveau, Gayle A. Reindl, Sommer & Barnard, P.C., Indianapolis, Ind., for Jasper Seating Co., Jasper Chair Co., C.W. Zumbiel Box Co., Kimball Electronics, Inc., Kimball International, Inc. and Monsanto Co.

William F. Woodward, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, Michael V. Hargadan, Sr., Louisville, Ky., for Kitchen Kompact, Inc.

Jane E. Grigsby, Thompson, Hine & Flory, Cincinnati, Ohio, Ben L. Pfefferle III, Thompson, Hine & Flory, Columbus, Ohio, for Kurz-Kasch, Inc. and The Mead Corp.

Robert D. Mowrey, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, Ga., for Printpack, Inc.

Laurence H. Levine, Cary R. Perlman, Latham & Watkins, Chicago, Ill., for Magnatek, Inc.

Robert E. Lannan II, Robinson & McElwee, Charleston, W.Va., R. Allan Webb, Robinson & McElwee, Lexington, Ky., for Olin Corp.

Thomas L. Orris, Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly, Davis & Dicus, St. Louis, Mo., for P.D. George Co.

Dorothy M. Pitt, John F. Rogers, Jr., Gregory E. Bekes, Rogers, Fuller & Pitt, Louisville, Ky., for Smith Cabinet Manufacturing Co.

Nancy S. Martin, Assoc., Gen. Counsel, Federal-Mogul Corp., Southfield, Mich., for Switches, Inc.

Timothy J. Lozen, Mark Morton, Freeman McKenzie, A Professional Ass'n, Mount Clemens, Mich., for Weyerhaeuser Co.


JOHNSTONE, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM

This is a consolidated action for the recovery of environmental cleanup and response costs under 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (CERCLA) The case arises from the cleanup of two unpermitted hazardous waste drum disposal sites in Kentucky operated by Donald Distler and his company, Kentucky Liquid Recycling, Inc. Presently before the court are motions for summary judgment...

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