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Company: Kerr-McGee
Current Parent Company: Occidental Petroleum
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Penalty: $760,000
Year: 2003
Date: November 5, 2003
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Kerr-McGee agreed to pay a total of $760,000 to settle a group of lawsuits filed by residents of Avoca, Pennsylvania who alleged they were exposed to toxic chemicals from the company's plant which treated railroad ties with creosote.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: Pennsylvania
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
Source of Data: EX-AVOCA PLANT FEELS LEGAL HEAT; KERR-MCGEE WOOD TREATMENT SITE MIGHT FACE MORE PLAINTIFFS SEEKING DAMAGES, Wilkes Barre Times Leader, August 14, 2004 (via Nexis).
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