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Company: Western Farm Service
Penalty: $775,000
Year: 2005
Date: December 19, 2005
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Western Farm Service agreed to pay $775,000 to residents of Arvin, California who alleged they were poisoned by a soil fumigant the company had been hired by Kirschenmann Farms to apply to its fields.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Kern County (California) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: S-1500-CV-250621
Case Name: CLEMENTE ALVAREZ VS WESTERN FARM SERVICE
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
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