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Company: Freeport-McMoran Inc. et al.
Current Parent Company: Freeport-McMoRan
Penalty: $42,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: July 26, 2023
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Freeport and its subsidiary U.S. Metals Refining Co. agreed to pay $42 million to residents of a New Jersey city to resolve allegations that a smelter operated for decades by USMR contaminated the community with lead, arsenic and other hazardous substances.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of New Jersey
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:17-cv-01624
Case Name: Duarte et al v. United States Metals Refining Company et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arizona
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: mining
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