Litigation
Aug. 6, 2013
City sues Chevron for failing to prevent 2012 refinery fire
The city of Richmond on Friday sued Chevron Corp. for neglecting to prevent a fire that hospitalized more than 15,000 of its residents last year.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The city of Richmond on Friday sued Chevron Corp. for neglecting to prevent a fire that hospitalized more than 15,000 of its residents last year.
The lawsuit in Contra Costa County Superior Court seeks damages for negligence, public and private nuisance and trespass claims, alleging the toxins created by an oil refinery fire in August 2012 unlawfully entered the homes and bodies of the plaintiffs. Th...
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