Glidden Co. v. FV Steel and Wire Co.

DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

In April 1989, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) named the Glid-den Company (“Glidden”), the Sherman Wire Company (“Sherman”) and other entities as potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) 1 with respect to a hazardous waste site, the Chemical Recycling, Inc. site (hereinafter “Site”) in Wylie, Texas. In May 1989, a number of PRPs, including Glidden and Sherman, entered into an agreement (“the Agreement”) to manage the cleanup in compliance with the EPA’s remedial plan. Participation in the Agreement was voluntary, and PRPs could withdraw…