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AutoZone Inc.
Monterey County, CA: (Jun-02-07) A civil environmental and consumer protection enforcement action was filed against AutoZone Inc., based in Memphis, TN, by the California Attorney General and district attorneys in Monterey, San Bernardino, San Diego and San Joaquin counties. The suit alleged that the company was guilty of violating state laws that required safe storage and disposal of hazardous waste, including motor oil. AutoZone violated the law by leaving the oil in parking lots and trash bins. Company employees routinely ignored the oil and failed to dispose of it properly when found in trash bins or parking lots. AutoZone also had pricing errors on its products, resulting in consumers paying more for an item than it was advertised for.
In a settlement reached, AutoZone Inc. agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle charges in the two-year long, civil environmental and consumer protection enforcement suit. Of the settlement, Monterey County will receive $200,000, which will be used to cover the cost of prosecuting the case and pursuing similar cases involving environmental violations. [THE CALIFORNIAN: MOTOR OIL WASTE]
Published on Jun-4-07
In a settlement reached, AutoZone Inc. agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle charges in the two-year long, civil environmental and consumer protection enforcement suit. Of the settlement, Monterey County will receive $200,000, which will be used to cover the cost of prosecuting the case and pursuing similar cases involving environmental violations. [THE CALIFORNIAN: MOTOR OIL WASTE]
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