U.S. v. EKCO HOUSEWARES, INC.

No. 94-3268.

62 F.3d 806 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EKCO HOUSEWARES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 16, 1995.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied November 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea Nervi Ward (briefed), J. Carol Williams (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Arthur I. Harris, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cleveland, OH, for plaintiff-appellee.

Lois Godfrey Wye, John P. Dean (argued and briefed), Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellant.

Before: MARTIN and JONES, Circuit Judges; JOINER, District Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied November 2, 1995.

JOINER, District Judge.

Defendant, Ekco Housewares, Inc., appeals a $4,606,000 civil penalty imposed under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6987. The district court found that Ekco had violated federal regulations and a consent order in failing to provide documentation of its financial responsibility pending closure of a hazardous waste site. The court...

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