REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC. v. TEXTRON, INC.

No. 92-30393-RV.

888 F.Supp. 1116 (1995)

REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC., Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Burlington Northern Railroad Co., Quantum Chemical Corp., and John Does Numbers 1 through 15, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Pensacola Division.

May 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Edward Moore, Jr., Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, Pensacola, FL, Lawrence P. Schnapf, Pro Hac Vice, Gary T. Grassey, Pro Hac Vice, Lord Day & Lord, Barrett Smith, Douglas R. Hirsch, Pro Hac Vice, William A. Ruskin, Pro Hac Vice, Schulte, Roth & Zabel, New York City, for Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.

James M. Wilson, Wilson, Harrell & Smith, P.A., Pensacola, FL, Daniel H. Squire, Pro Hac Vice, Amey C. Winterer, Pro Hac Vice, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC, for Textron Inc.

Kathryn B. Nixon, Pro Hac Vice, Ackerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Orlando, FL, William H. Farley, Jr., Rebecca L. Raftery, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Tenneco Inc.

Kathryn B. Nixon, Pro Hac Vice, Ackerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Orlando, FL, Robert A. Emmanuel, Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon, P.A., Pensacola, FL, William H. Farley, Jr., Rebecca L. Rafferty, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Deirdre M. Mullen, Sarah E. Davies, Pro Hac Vice, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, Stephen Leermakers, Pro Hac Vice, Ashland Chemical Co., Div. of Ashland Oil, Inc., Columbus, OH, James A. Dixon, Jr., Collins, Shipman & Lucas, Tallahassee, FL, for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.

Robert P. Gaines, Beggs & Lane, Pensacola, FL, for Burlington Northern R. Co.

Keith E. Rounsaville, Keith E. Rounsaville P.A., Tampa, FL, for Quantum Chemical Corp.

Barney J. Chisolm, Jr., State of Fla., Dept. of Environmental Regulations, Tallahassee, FL, for amicus curiae State of Fla. Dept. of Environmental Regulation.

Richard J. Kissel, Pro Hac Vice, Deborah H. Bornstein, Pro Hac Vice, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, IL, William H. Clark, Jr., Clark, Partington, Hart, Larry, Bond, Stackhouse & Stone, Pensacola, FL, for Archer Daniels Midland Co.

Kendrick Tucker, Huey, Guilday, Kuersteiner & Tucker, Donald L. Tucker, Donald L. Tucker, P.A., Law Offices, Tallahassee, FL, for Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Denis V. Brenan, Pro Hac Vice, Michael R. Dillon, Pro Hac Vice, Deirdre M. Mullen, Sarah E. Davies, Pro Hac Vice, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, Stephen Leermakers, Pro Hac Vice, Ashland Chemical Company, Div. of Ashland Oil, Inc., Columbus, OH, James A. Dixon, Jr., Collins, Shipman & Lucas, Tallahassee, FL, for Ashland Oil Co.


ORDER

VINSON, District Judge.

Pending is the motion of defendant Quantum Chemical Corp. for summary judgment. (doc. 317). Also pending is plaintiff Reichhold Chemicals Inc.'s cross-motion for partial summary judgment on liability on Counts I, II, and III of the complaint. (doc. 327).

I. BACKGROUND

Except as noted, the following facts are undisputed in the record. This lawsuit involves environmental contamination at an industrial site in...

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