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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Exxon Mobil
Current Parent Company: Exxon Mobil
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Penalty: $7,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: May 31, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: MTBE violation
Violation Description: Exxon Mobil agreed to pay $7 million to settle a class action brought by residents of Pascoag, Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Water District as a result of the contamination of their well water supply by the gasoline additive MTBE.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Providence (Rhode Island ) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: Rhode Island
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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