United States v. Dico, Inc.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Dico, Inc. (“Dico”) owned several buildings in Des Moines, Iowa, that were under an Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) order regulating their use because of hazardous substance contamination. Without informing the EPA, Dico, through its corporate affiliate Titan Tire Corporation (“Titan Tire”), sold the buildings to Southern Iowa Mechanical (“SIM”), which tore them down and stored them in an open field where Polychlorinated Biphe-nyls (“PCBs”) were later found. The government brought this action against Dico to recover damages for its cleanup costs and alleged that…