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Coverage dated June 8, 2023

Jury returns $63M verdict after finding Chevron covered up toxic pit on California land

Headline from WHEC Rochester

A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Jury returns $63M verdict after finding Chevron covered up toxic pit on California land (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara jury awards $63 million verdict in civil suit brought against Chevron subsidiary | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    A jury has returned a verdict on Thursday of $63 million against Union Oil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron, for an undisclosed chemical sump that caused a man living on the site decades later to develop terminal blood cancer.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Jury returns $63-million verdict against Chevron over toxic pit near Santa Barbara (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A California jury has found that Chevron covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and later fell ill.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Jury returns $63 million verdict after finding Chevron covered up toxic pit on California land (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    A man built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer.

  5. CBS News

    Jury returns $63M verdict after finding Chevron covered up toxic pit near Santa Barbara (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer.

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