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April 10, 2013

Arkansas Residents File Class Action Suit Against ExxonMobil for Oil Spill 
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Arkansas residents meanwhile have filed the first class action lawsuit
against Exxon Mobil for the massive oil spill near the town of
Mayflower. A pipeline carrying tar sands oil from Canada ruptured late
last month, leaking thousands of barrels of heavy crude into a
residential area. The suit seeks more than $5 million in damages for
what it calls "the worst crude oil and tar sands spill in Arkansas
history."

 

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