CONCEPTION & ROSARIO v. SHELL WESTERN

No. S-1-SC-33884.

370 P.3d 761 (2016)

2016-NMSC-012

CONCEPTION AND ROSARIO ACOSTA et al., Plaintiffs/Intervenors-Petitioners, v. SHELL WESTERN EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, INC., and Shell Oil Company, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 3, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tucker Law Firm, P.C., Steven L. Tucker , Santa Fe, NM, Law Offices of Martin N. Buchanan, Martin N. Buchanan , San Diego, CA, for Petitioners.

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A., Edward R. Ricco , Jocelyn C. Drennan , Albuquerque, NM, for Respondents.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

{1} From the 1920s through 1993, Defendants Shell Western Exploration and Production, Inc. and Shell Oil Company (collectively, Shell) engaged in oil and gas operations in Hobbs, New Mexico. Environmental contamination from these operations was discovered years later, and...

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