Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Exxon Mobil
Current Parent Company:
Exxon Mobil
Penalty:
$30,800,000
Year:
2003
Date:
November 21, 2003
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
Shell, Exxon Mobil and ChevronTexaco agreed to pay a total of $92.5 million to resolve a lawsuit brought by Santa Monica alleging that they contaminated the city's water supplies with the gasoline additive MTBE. It was not disclosed how much each company would pay; here we assume they each paid one-third of the total. The companies also agreed to pay for a water treatment plant expected to cost several hundred million dollars.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
private litigation
Court:
Orange County (California) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
Facility State:
California
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Texas
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
oil and gas
Specific Industry of Parent:
oil & gas
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
