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Company: United States Steel Corporation
Current Parent Company: United States Steel
Penalty: $4,450,000
Year: 2008
Date: September 8, 2008
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: U.S. Steel agreed to pay $4.45 million to residents of Ecorse and River Rouge to settle allegations that its plant bordering those Michigan cities generated harmful emissions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Michigan
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:04cv74654
Case Name: Ward et al v. United States Steel Corporation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: Michigan
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Pennsylvania
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: metals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: steel
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