In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:00-cv-01898

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Prop. Damage Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Vernon S. Broderick

Firms

Companies

Government Agencies

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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March 14, 2014
NJ Gas Station, Transport Service Can't Dodge Spill Suit

A New Jersey gas station's operator and the company that filled its underground tanks can't duck the property owner's lawsuit alleging they're responsible for gasoline chemicals that leaked into the groundwater, a New York federal judge found Friday.
March 06, 2014
Exxon, Shell Beat Fresno's Claims In MTBE Pollution MDL

A New York federal judge on Wednesday put an end to claims by Fresno, Calif., that Exxon Mobil Corp., Shell Oil Co. and other gasoline suppliers endangered its water supply with methyl tertiary-butyl ether contamination, finding no basis for permitting the city to reassert pleadings that were rejected last year.
February 06, 2014
Chevron Shakes NJ Claims In MDL Over MTBE Pollution

A federal judge on Thursday disposed of New Jersey's claims against Chevron USA Inc. in a member case of multidistrict litigation over methyl tertiary-butyl ether groundwater contamination, saying state authorities had inexcusably failed to disclose their sole theory of liability.
January 02, 2014
Vitol, Idemitsu Duck Puerto Rico's MTBE Claims

A New York federal judge on Monday cut loose Dutch energy trading giant Vitol SA and a unit of Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. from Puerto Rico's suit seeking compensation for alleged groundwater contamination from tainted gasoline they handled, finding the claims time-barred.
October 04, 2013
Lyondell, ARCO, Fresno Dismiss Claims In MTBE MDL

The city of Fresno, Calif., agreed to dismiss claims against ARCO Chemical Co. and Lyondell Chemical Co. over groundwater contamination from the additive methyl tertiary butyl ether in New York federal court Wednesday, following a settlement between the parties.
September 10, 2013
Judge Slashes Fresno's MTBE Contamination Suit

A New York federal judge on Tuesday gutted a lawsuit brought by Fresno, Calif., against a host of gasoline companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp. and Shell Oil Co., over groundwater contamination from the additive methyl tertiary butyl ether, saying some claims are time-barred and others don't pass legal muster.
July 17, 2013
Total, Trammo Dodge Puerto Rico's MTBE Case

A New York federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Total SA, Total Outre-Mer SA, Peerless Oil and Chemicals Inc. and Trammo Petroleum Inc. from Puerto Rico's suit alleging their use of methyl tertiary butyl ether has or could contaminate groundwater, saying there was no jurisdiction for some claims and that others were time-barred.
February 20, 2013
BP, Others Resolve Calif. City's MTBE Case For $3.5M

BP Products North America Inc., ConocoPhillips and Atlantic Richfield Co. reached settlements Tuesday worth $3.5 million with the city of Fresno, Calif., in multidistrict litigation over groundwater contamination from the gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
February 14, 2012
Judge OKs ConocoPhillips Deal In Water Pollution MDL

A New York federal judge has approved a settlement between ConocoPhillips Co. and the City of Merced Redevelopment Agency in multidistrict litigation over groundwater contamination from gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether, according to an order filed Tuesday.
November 23, 2011
Judge OKs Kinder Morgan Deal In Water Pollution MDL

Unswayed by Shell Oil Co.'s objections, a New York federal judge on Tuesday greenlighted a settlement between Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP and the City of Merced Redevelopment Agency in multidistrict litigation over groundwater contamination from methyl tertiary-butyl ether.