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Article: Mobil to pay $1 million to settle lawsuit on fuel leak-detection systems
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- September 4, 1998
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AP Online
09-04-1998
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ Mobil Corp. has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a county lawsuit alleging that the company intentionally disabled fuel leak-detection systems at 40 gas stations.
The company's actions did not lead to any fuel leaks or harmful discharges to the environment, but created an unacceptable risk, said Deputy District Attorney Michelle Lyman, a prosecutor in the environmental protection unit of the Orange County District Attorney's office.
Mobil officials did not admit wrongdoing, said company spokeswoman Carolin Keith. ``We think this kind of agreement allows us to move forward and demonstrate our commitment to take care of the ...