Failure to correct 270 violations after 2005 Texas City explosion -$50.6 million; $30m still contested for 439 “new wilful violations”
Incident Tag: Negligence
Shell, BASF Fined in Brazil Plant Contamination Case
BASF and Shell to pay compensation for health treatment to 1,068 former workers after prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals at pesticide plant. Labor prosecutors say chemical contamination killed 60 workers – $316 million.
Nigeria: Hundreds of oil spills continue to blight Niger Delta
Shell reported 204 Niger Delta oil spills in 2014.
Two new legal actions launched against Shell over Nigerian oil pollution
Two new legal cases launched against the oil giant Shell over damage caused to the environment in Nigeria from repeated large scale oil spills.
J&J must pay $72 mln for cancer death linked to talcum powder -lawyers
J & J ordered to pay damages for woman’s death from ovarian cancer linked to her use of the company’s talcum-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for several decades – $72 million