Tuesday, July 24, 2012

California settles with Kmart, sues Target - Memphis Business Journal:

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The state’s attorney general, Jerry Brown, joineds by district attorneys from manyCaliforniqa counties, including Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa, filedx a suit against Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: TGT), saying it sent hazardoues waste to various landfills in violatiom of state law. The suit is meangt to stop the practices. In news reports, Targeft said it has been cooperating withthe AG’d office for three years on this matterr and that it is committed to complyingv with all environmental laws. Kmart, owned by (NASDAQ: SHLD), agreede to a settlement that includeszcivil penalties, legal costs and some money to boost protectioj of the environment in the state.
Thomas Robert Kochly, James Fox and Dolores the DAsof Alameda, Contra Costa, San Matei and Santa Clara counties joined Brown in the suit against Target. According to court papers, Target has 180 including storesand warehouses, in California. The suit allege s Target threwout “ignitable aerosol wastes” including propane in a trash compactor in Alameda County on May 14 and May 21, for example.

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