The Ethyl Corporation claim was launched in 1996 and settled in 1998 after the Tribunal made three awards. As part of the settlement, the Government of Canada removed the measure which unfairly banned the Investor's product, issued a statement (signed by two government ministers) clarifying that it had no evidence of harm caused by the product and paid the company approximately $20 million (Canadian). The Ethyl Corporation claim is the first NAFTA investor-state decision redered by a tribunal.