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Company: Exxon Corporation
Current Parent Company: Exxon Mobil
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Penalty: $12,000,000
Year: 2001
Date: September 28, 2001
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Exxon agreed to pay $12 million to settle litigation related to MTBE contamination of the water supply in South Lake Tahoe, California.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: San Francisco County (California) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: CGC98999128
Case Name: SO. TAHOE PUBLIC VS. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
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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