Berry (Switzerland) controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1997
Berry settles civil oil-spill case
Berry settled a civil action brought by the California state attorney general's office concerning the McGrath Lake spill, agreeing to a $3.2 million fine.
1997
Civil settlement following the oil spill
A civil case brought by the California state attorney general’s office was resolved when Berry agreed to a $3.2 million fine.
1994
Berry resolves criminal case related to oil-spill reporting
Berry agreed to pay $600,000 and entered a no-contest plea to a misdemeanor charge concerning failure to report the 1993 pipeline leak. A foreman involved in the incident also entered a no-contest plea and received a community-cleanup obligation.
1994
No-contest plea over spill reporting
Berry agreed to pay $600,000 and pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of failing to report the leak. The foreman on duty separately pleaded no contest to illegally releasing oil into marine waters and was ordered to perform 320 hours of beach cleanup.
1993
Berry pipeline leak releases heavy crude into McGrath Lake
A pipeline owned by Berry leaked approximately 84,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into McGrath Lake near Oxnard, California. The account cited operational and maintenance issues involving the aging line.
1993
McGrath Lake crude-oil spill
A Berry-owned pipeline released approximately 84,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into McGrath Lake near Oxnard, California. The cited account attributed the incident to the use of an aging gas pipeline for crude transport without upgrades and to an unrepaired safety-valve failure.