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Company: Chevron Corp.
Current Parent Company: Chevron
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Penalty: $5,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: May 4, 2018
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Chevron agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the City of Richmond, California alleging negligence in connection with a 2012 fire at a company refinery.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Contra Costa County (California) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: MSC13-01654
Case Name: City of Richmond v. Chevron Corp.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
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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