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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: IBM Corp.
Current Parent Company: IBM Corp.
Penalty: $13,750,000
Year: 2015
Date: February 10, 2015
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: In 2015 IBM settled a long-standing class action brought by residents of the community near its Endicott, New York manufacturing operation alleging personal injury and property damage from releases of the toxic solvent TCE. The parties did not announce the terms of the settlement, but the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin reported on October 11, 2015 that IBM agreed to pay $13.75 million.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Broome County (New York) Supreme Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2012-0768
Case Name: Ivory v International Bus. Machines Corp.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: information technology
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