{"id":8444,"date":"2026-09-05T05:37:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8444"},"modified":"2026-09-05T05:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:37:05","slug":"alameda-county-da-29-other-jurisdictions-reach-3-15-million-settlement-with-terminix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8444","title":{"rendered":"Alameda County DA, 29 other jurisdictions reach $3.15 million settlement with Terminix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>OAKLAND \u2014 Pest control company Terminix will pay $3.15 million to settle claims that it unlawfully disposed of pesticides and hazardous materials, as well as mishandled customer records, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8442\">High school football 2026: Week 2 scores, Saturday\u2019s schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson, along with 28 other California district attorneys and the city attorney of Los Angeles, announced the settlement Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A three-year investigation found Terminix illegally disposed of pesticides and hazardous waste at its facilities around the state, according to prosecutors. In some cases, the company improperly managed and disposed of its customers\u2019 private records.<\/p>\n<p>Terminix was \u201ccooperative and responsive\u201d after being notified about the violations, prosecutors said, adding that the company has agreed to beef up its policies and procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8440\">Hopes dim for Woodland couple missing in Nepal flooding<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alameda County will receive about $160,000 from the settlement, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Terminix operates five locations in Alameda County under the names Western Exterminator Co. and Terminix in Hayward, Pleasanton and Union City.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8438\">San Jose federal judge issues tentative ruling to pause ICE project near Gilroy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pest control company Terminix will pay $3.15 million to settle claims it unlawfully disposed of pesticides and hazardous materials, as well as mishandled customer records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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