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WESTLANDS WATER DIST. v. AMOCO CHEMICAL CO.

No. 90-15673

953 F.2d 1109 (1991)

WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT, a California water district, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY, a corporation, formerly known as Amoco Chemicals Co. and/or Amoco Chemical Corp.; Amoco Reinforced Plastics Company; Amoco Reinforced Plastics Company, a corporation; United Technologies Corporation, a corporation, formerly known as United Aircraft Corporation, a corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Memorandum September 30, 1991.

Order and Opinion December 30, 1991.

Order January 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy T. Coates, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Margaret Kemp-Williams, Chinello, Chinello, Shelton & Auchard, Fresno, Cal., for appellee Amoco Chemical Co.

Michael D. Ott, Borton, Petrini & Conron, Fresno, Cal., for appellee Amoco Reinforced Plastics Company.

John A. Buttrick, Bennett Evan Cooper Brown & Bain, P.A., Phoenix, Ariz., for appellee United Technologies Corp.

Meredith A. Jury, Best, Best & Krieger, Riverside, Cal., for amicus curiae Association of California Water Agencies.

Before BRUNETTI and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and ZILLY, District Judge.

ORDER

Request for publication is GRANTED.

The memorandum disposition filed September 30, 1991, is hereby redesignated as an authored Opinion by Judge Brunetti.

OPINION

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Westlands Water District ("Westlands"), a California water district, appeals from an order of the district court dismissing Westlands' claim for punitive damages under Cal.Civil Code § 3294. We reverse.

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