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Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Crane Pest Control, and Orkin Services quickly settled with Ventura, Orange and Riverside counties and nine other California counties over allegations made against the trio in Contra Costa Superior Court.

The district attorneys for Contra Costa and San Mateo counties began an investigation into the trio of pest control providers in 2021.

“The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office is dedicated to ensuring companies are held accountable for conduct that endangers the environment and our citizens,” said Contra Costa Dist.

Contra Costa County Superior Court also mandated a third-party auditor to inspect at least 10% of the companies’ dumpsters over the next five years, proper training for employees, and a minimum of 2,000 annual hours of environmental compliance reviews and oversight.

As he phrased it in Latin, bellum omnium contra omnes, which is to say, everyone would be at war with everyone else.