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L.A. lawyers help settle Safety-Kleen environmental suit

By Richard Binder

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Los Angeles city lawyers have helped negotiate a $15-million settlement with Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., a company accused of illegally selling smog-causing cleaning solvents to auto shops and other businesses across Southern California.

The Texas-based company agreed to end the litigation by paying $3 million in penalties to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The rest of the money will be divided between the city of Los Angeles city attorney?s office and the district attorneys? offices of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

The company has admitted no wrongdoing and markets itself on its website as a green operation that "enables thousands of businesses to stay in balance with the environment."

Full story at LATimes.com.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on April 16, 2010 (boomark / email).

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