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Civil Litigation,
Environmental & Energy

Sep. 17, 2018

Long-running oil cleanup case results in $28.6 million in fees for Dole subsidiary

A Dole Food Co. subsidiary has recovered $26.8 million in attorney fees after succeeding against a $400 million indemnity claim by Shell Oil Co. over a South Central neighborhood’s longstanding contamination cleanup.

A Dole Food Co. subsidiary has recovered $26.8 million in attorney fees after succeeding against a $400 million indemnity claim by Shell Oil Co. over a South Central neighborhood's longstanding contamination cleanup.

The Thursday order by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William Highberger is less than the nearly $42 million in fees sought by Dole-owned Barclay Hollander Corp. and comes after nine years of litigation over the...

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