Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Atlantic Richfield Company
Current Parent Company:
BP
Penalty:
$13,500,000
Year:
2013
Date:
October 21, 2013
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
Atlantic Richfield and its parent BP agreed to pay a total of at least $13.5 million to resolve a class action alleging the company allowed a defunct mine in Nevada to leak harmful chemicals into water supplies of some residents of the city of Yerington. The total included about $6.1 million in payments to property owners, $900,000 for health monitoring and at least $6.5 million to pay for rerouting water supplies.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
private litigation
Court:
District of Nevada
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Case ID:
3:11cv105
Case Name:
Roeder et al v. Atlantic Richfield Company et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
Facility State:
Nevada
HQ Country of Parent:
United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
oil and gas
Specific Industry of Parent:
oil & gas
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