W.C. and A.N. Miller controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1993
Spring Valley military-munitions contamination
A pit containing high explosives and chemical weapons, including lewisite, was discovered in Spring Valley. The discovery prompted a lengthy Army Corps of Engineers cleanup and litigation by the Miller Companies concerning damage to its business.
1959
Restrictive racial and religious covenants
Civil-rights hearings documented restrictive covenants associated with Miller-controlled developments that excluded Black residents and people identified as Jewish or belonging to other specified groups. Although such covenants had been declared unenforceable by the Supreme Court in 1948, the company's historical use of them became a focus of public criticism.