Homeowners file first in series of lawsuits against Crimson Pipeline over 2016 oil spill in Ventura
A Ventura couple has filed a lawsuit against Crimson Pipeline LLC alleging the company failed to clean up oil from a 2016 spill that sent gallons of crude onto their property.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Ventura County Superior Court, is the first in a series of eight complaints expected to be filed this week against the oil transportation company stemming from the June 23 spill that officials said sent roughly 30,000 gallons of crude oil into Prince Barranca, a dry arroyo more than a mile from the coast. The pipeline was shut down before the oil reached the ocean after a resident discovered the leak.
The oil spill transformed the once-serene neighborhood into a noisy, crowded work site during the cleanup process, according to the lawsuit.
“Residents stayed inside their homes with their doors shut and their windows closed. They didn’t use their yards. They canceled events at their homes with family and friends, but no one wanted to visit the neighborhood anyway because of the smell, crowds and noise,” the lawsuit states.
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