CITY OF TUSCALOOSA v. HARCROS CHEMICALS, INC.

Civ. A. No. 92-G-1614-S.

877 F.Supp. 1504 (1995)

CITY OF TUSCALOOSA; Municipal Utilities Board of Albertville; The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Birmingham; Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Centre; The City of Dothan, a municipal corporation; The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden; The Utilities Board of the City of Gulf Shores; The City of Huntsville Water Works Utility Board; The Water Works Board of the City of Leeds; The Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile; The Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners of the City of Saraland; City of Sheffield; City of Vernon Water and Sewer Board; City of Phenix City; The City of Alexander City; The Water Works Board of the City of Arab; Baker Hill Water Authority; Calhoun County Water and Fire Protection Authority; Dallas County Water and Sewer Authority; Central Elmore Water Authority; City of Fairhope; Geneva Water Works and Sewer Board; The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Greenville; Town of Hayneville; Jefferson County, Alabama; The Utilities Board of the City of Muscle Shoals; North East Morgan County Water and Fire Protection Authority; Perdido Bay Water, Sewer, and Fire Protection District; The Water Works, Sewer and Gas Board of the City of Scottsboro; Utilities Board of The Town of Citronelle d/b/a South Alabama Utilities; The Water and Sewer Board of the City of Talladega; Tri-Community Water System; The Waterworks and Sewer Board of the City of Pritchard; and The Waterworks and Sewer Board of the Town of Westover, Plaintiffs, Auburn Water Works Board; Jasper Water Works and Sewer Board, Inc.; Opelika Water Works Board; The Water Works and Sanitary Sewer Board for the City of Montgomery; and The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Selma, Plaintiff Intervenors, v. HARCROS CHEMICALS, INC.; Jones Chemicals, Inc.; Van Waters & Rogers, Inc.; PB & S Chemical Co., Inc.; and Industrial Chemicals, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Alabama, Southern Division.

February 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Carraway, Clarence M. Small, Jr., John C. Hall III, Rives & Peterson, L. Vastine Stabler, Jr., William H. Prior, Jr., Walston, Stabler, Wells, Anderson & Bains, Birmingham, AL, T. Dudley Perry, Perry & Perry, Montgomery, AL, for plaintiffs.

Stanley A. Cash, Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, Birmingham, AL, David E. Everson, Stinson, Mag & Fizzell, Kansas City, MO, for defendant Harcros Chemicals.

James C. Barton, Sr., Robert S. Vance, Jr., Johnston, Barton, Proctor, Swedlaw & Naff, Birmingham, AL, Gordon L. Lang, Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, Washington, DC, for defendant Jones Chemicals.

J. Mark White, White, Dunn & Booker, Birmingham, AL, Keith E. Rounsaville, Edward C. LaRose, Trenam, Simmons, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye & O'Neill, Tampa, FL, for defendant Van Waters & Rogers.

Andrew P. Campbell, Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, Birmingham, AL, C. David Deep, Deep & Womack, Henderson, KY, for defendant PB & S Chemical.

Thad G. Long, James S. Christie, Jr., Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Birmingham, AL, for defendant Indus. Chemicals.

John M. Johnson, E. Glenn Waldrop, Jr., William S. Cox III, Wynn M. Shuford, Light-foot, Franklin, White & Lucas, Birmingham, AL, for intervening plaintiffs.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

GUIN, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs in the above-styled cause are public entities organized and located in Alabama that purchase repackaged chlorine for the treatment of drinking water, sewage, and swimming pools. Defendant chemical companies either distribute or repackage chlorine1 within the flow of interstate commerce.2

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