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Litigation

Jan. 8, 2015

99 Cents Only Stores to pay $2.3M over hazardous disposal case

A judge ordered City of Commerce-based 99 Cents Only Stores LLC to pay $2.3 million for improperly disposing of hazardous materials in a case prosecuted by 27 district attorneys and two city attorneys.


By Kibkabe Araya


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A San Joaquin County Superior Court judge ordered Commerce-based 99 Cents Only Stores LLC to pay $2.3 million for improperly disposing of hazardous materials in a case prosecuted by 27 district attorneys and two city attorneys.


The company will pay $1.8 million in civil penalties, $312,500 for attorney fees and investigation and enforcement costs and $250,000 for environmental projects. Orange, Rive...

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