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Shell Oil Toxic Tort Lawsuit Could Reach Settlement Agreement

California Neighborhood’s Toxic Tort Lawsuit Against Shell Oil Could Reach Settlement A California state court judge could approve a settlement in a toxic tort lawsuit against Shell Oil involving a Southern California neighborhood called Carousel. Five years ago, residents of Carousel – a neighborhood located 17 miles south of downtown Los Angeles – sued both Shell Oil and real estate developer Barclay Hollander. The toxic tort lawsuit claimed that the multinational oil corporation knew  in the 1960’s that family homes would be built over … [Read more...]