In re: TUTU WELLS CONTAMINATION LITIGATION.
Esso Standard Oil S.A. Ltd.; Esso Virgin Islands, Inc.; Esso Standard Oil Co. (Puerto Rico), Appellants in No. 96-7385,
Goldman, Antonetti & Cordova; Francis Torres, Esquire; Jose Cepeda, Esquire, Appellants in No. 96-7386,
Eugenio C. Romero, An Attorney at Law, Appellant in No. 96-7387,
L'Henri, Inc., Appellant in No. 96-7388,
Rhoda Harthman; Charlotte A. Labarre; Albert E. Harthman; Arthur E. Harthman; Austin E. Harthman; Edgar A. Harthman; Sammy E. Harthman; P.I.D., Inc.; Tutu Services, Limited, Appellants in No. 96-7389,
Ramsay Motors, Inc., Appellant in No. 96-7390,
Texaco Inc.; Texaco Caribbean, Inc.; Vernon Morgan, Appellants in No. 96-7391,
Four Winds Plaza Partnership, Appellants in No. 96-7392.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 11, 1997.
Decided July 22, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kell M. Damsgaard (Argued), Terri Jacobsen, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA., Douglas L. Capdeville, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI, for Appellants Esso Standard Oil S.A. Ltd., Esso Virgin Islands, Inc., Esso Standard Oil Co. (Puerto Rico).
Daniel Riesel, Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C., New York City, Vincent J. Apruzzese (Argued), Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro & Murphy, Liberty Corner, NJ, Edward H. Jacobs, Jacobs & Brady, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. VI, for Appellants Goldman, Antonetti & Cordova, Francis Torres, Esquire, and Jose A. Cepeda, Esquire.
Joel H. Holt (Argued), Holt & Russell, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. VI, for Appellant Eugenio C. Romero.
Nancy D'Anna (Argued), Law Office of Nancy D'Anna, St. John, U.S. VI, for Appellants L'Henri, Inc., Rhoda J. Harthman, Charlotte A. Labarre, Albert E. Harthman, Austin E. Harthman, Edgar A. Harthman, Sammy E. Harthman P.I.D., Inc., Water Services, Limited and Tutu Park, Limited.
Carol Ann Rich (Argued), Campbell, Arellano & Rich, Charlotte Amalie, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas U.S. VI, for Appellant Ramsay Motors, Inc.
John K. Dema (Argued), Carey-Anne Moody, Law Offices of John K. Dema, P.C., Christiansted, St. Croix U.S. VI, for Four Winds Plaza Partnership.
Addison J. Meyers (Argued), O'Connor & Meyers, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for Appellants Texaco Inc. and Texaco Caribbean Inc.
John Zebedee, Hymes & Zebedee, P.A., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas U.S. VI, for Vernon Morgan.
John R. Coon (Argued), Wright, Coon & Cunningham, P.A., Portland, ME, for Appellee Western Auto Supply Co.
Julio A. Brady, Attorney General, Government of the Virgin Islands, Department of Justice, Christiansted, St. Croix U.S. VI, for Amicus Curiae.
Before: BECKER, SCIRICA, and ALITO, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court imposing heavy sanctions upon a law firm, several of its partners, and its client for discovery violations in connection with a large environmental lawsuit. The client, Esso, is charged in the underlying complaint with having "poisoned the wells" in the Estate Tutu area in the eastern end of St. Thomas by releasing from the Esso Tutu service station petroleum...
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