A 2014 civil suit filed against gas giant ExxonMobil was dismissed in Faulkner County Circuit Court on July 12.

Michelle Ward et al v. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company et al was among five other lawsuits filed against the gas giant following a March 2013 incident where a 22-foot seam in the Pegasus pipeline ruptured and spilled roughly 3,190 barrels of oil near Mayflower and Lake Conway, causing 22 homes to be evacuated. Exxon Mobil demolished three homes after it discovered oil had seeped under the foundation.

Collectively, more than 90 plaintiffs filed complaints against Exxon Mobil Corporation, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company L.P., Mobil Pipe Line Company and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation. Complaints were also filed against David Raulston, Jimmie Hooks, Matt Stach and Rickey Holloway, who are listed as maintenance and operations technicians of the Pegasus pipeline.

According to an order filed Monday, Michelle Ward et al v. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company et al was dismissed upon Ward’s request.

“It appearing to the Court that the parties to this action have settled and compromised their differences, and on the motion of the plaintiffs, the complaint and any amended complaints of the plaintiffs in this action against the defendants in this action are hereby dismissed with prejudice, with each of the parties responsible for their own costs and attorney’s fees,” the order reads.

Two other class action lawsuits against ExxonMobil — Kenneth Hobby et al v. ExxonMobile Pipeline etal (23CV-14-200) and Jason Hays etal v. Exxon Mobil Corporation etal — filed for mediation deadline extensions. The three other cases have since been resolved.

Circuit Judge Charles “Ed” Clawson Jr. extended mediation deadlines for Kenneth Hobby et al v. ExxonMobile Pipeline etal (23CV-14-200) and Jason Hays etal v. Exxon Mobil Corporation etal to Sept. 23.

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