Business
Safety-Kleen Corp., the world’s largest recycler of chemical solvents, was sued by state health officials Wednesday in an unprecedented case that seeks to force the corporation to report its environmental violations to shareholders and potential investors.
May 2, 1991
California
Environment: Shipments of radioactive waste to halt. Operator says facility poses no threat.
May 5, 2002
Laidlaw Inc., the owner of Greyhound bus lines, and Safety-Kleen Corp., a handler of hazardous waste, said they reached “an amicable resolution” of claims through a court-approved mediation process.
July 20, 2002
Health: State, Safety-Kleen officials disagree on whether OK was given to bury WWII material at dump near Bakersfield.
May 20, 1999
Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc. made a hostile bid for recycler Safety-Kleen Corp., offering $1.8 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt after the company spurned previous friendly takeover attempts.
Nov. 5, 1997
Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc. sweetened its hostile bid for Safety-Kleen Corp. to $2.14 billion, or $30 a share, in cash, stock and assumed debt.
Nov. 21, 1997
The state announced a $1.3-million settlement of a lawsuit Friday against the world’s largest recycler of degreasing solvents, alleging repeated violations of the state’s hazardous-waste control law at Los Alamitos and nine other facilities statewide.
Nov. 23, 1991
Autos
Clean-air effort wins $15-million settlement
April 17, 2010
Safety-Kleen Corp. placed on administrative leave its chief executive, Kenneth Winger, as well as its chief financial officer and chief operating officer, while a board-appointed committee investigates its accounting practices.
March 7, 2000