State Expects to File Action Against Rockwell
The attorney general’s office said Thursday it expects to file a civil complaint against Rockwell International unless it can reach an out-of-court settlement over alleged hazardous waste violations at its Santa Susana Field Laboratory near Chatsworth.
Deputy Atty. Gen. Ken Alex said the case was formally referred to his office early Thursday by the state Department of Health Services, which previously cited Rockwell for hazardous waste violations after an inspection in June. The attorney general will pursue the case “with an eye toward filing a civil complaint,” Alex said.
Rockwell spokesman Steve Lafflam said the firm had supplied the health department with documents in an effort to show the allegations were erroneous.
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