Settlement reached in Arkansas oil spill case

wireready_06-16-2017-12-06-01_08607_lawsuit2
(AP) – Exxon Mobil has settled a lawsuit over a 2013 pipeline
spill that dumped tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into an Arkansas
neighborhood.Attorneys representing 64 families announced the settlement Thursday. They say
terms will remain confidential.

Exxon told The Associated Press that it is committed to paying for the
cleanup, but wouldn’t comment on the settlement’s specifics.

Government attorneys have said the rupture caused more than $57 million in
property damage to a subdivision in Mayflower, about 25 miles northwest of
Little Rock, and Lake Conway.

The 2013 lawsuit said Exxon was liable because its 70-year-old Pegasus
pipeline was unable to handle the pressure of flowing crude, resulting in a
rupture.

The 850-mile pipeline runs through Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Texas. It
was closed shortly after the spill, but a segment in Texas has reopened.

WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI