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Company: Ciba-Geigy
Current Parent Company: BASF
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Penalty: $20,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: June 11, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Violation Description: Ciba-Geigy agreed to pay $20 million to settle litigation involving emissions from its Toms River, New Jersey plant.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Middlesex County (New Jersey) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: New Jersey
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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