CITY OF MODESTO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY et al., Petitioners,
v.
The SUPERIOR COURT of San Francisco County, Respondent,
The Dow Chemical Company et al., Real Parties in Interest.
Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 28, 2004.
As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 28, 2004.
Review Denied September 15, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Duane C. Miller, Sacramento, Michael D. Axline, A. Curtis Sawyer, Jr., Tracey L. O'Reilly, Tamarin E. Austin, Evan Eickmeyer, Sacramento, Daniel Boone, Miller, Axline & Sawyer, for Appellant.
No appearance, for Respondent.
Gary J. Smith, Alexia L. Beer, San Francisco, Mark A. Turco, Robert Brager, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., for Real Party in Interest, PPG Industries, Inc.
Gennaro A. Filice, Oakland, Stephen J. Valen, Filice Brown Eassa & McLeod, LLP, for Real Party in Interest, The Dow Chemical Company.
Patrick L. Finley, Adam Friedenberg, Walnut Creek, Glynn & Finley, LLP, for Real Party in Interest, E.I. du Pont De Nemours and Company.
Stephen C. Lewis, R. Morgan Gilhuly, Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp, LLP, for Real Party in Interest, Occidental Chemical Corporation.
Christine K. Noma, Wendel, Rose, Black & Dean, Gene A. Weisberg, Melanie D. Long, Marina del Rey, Berger Kahn, for Real Party in Interest, Echco Sales and Equipment Co., Inc.
Edward R. Hugo, Roland E. The, Brydon Hugo & Parker LLP, William W. Burns, Los Gatos, Law Offices of William W. Burns, for Real Party in Interest, Goss-Jewett Company of Northern California.
Roger M. Mansukhani, Kristin N. Reyna, San Diego, Gordon & Rees, LLP, for Real Party in Interest, American Laundry Machinery Inc., Cooper Industries.
A. Raymond Hamrick III, David L. Evans, Universal City, Kenneth A. Hearn, Encino, Hamrick & Evans, LLP, for Real Party in Interest, M.B.L., Inc.
James Colopy, San Francisco, Farella Braun & Martel LLP, for Real Party in Interest, Vulcan Materials Company.
Benjamin P. Klatsky, Peterson, Wilka, Weyand & Martin, for Real Party in Interest, Boewe Passat.
Alexander M. Weyand, Peterson Weyand & Martin LLP, for Real Party in Interest, Bowe Permac, Inc., Vic Manufacturing Company.
Richard S. Baron, Foley Baron & Metzger, PLLC, Peter Labrador, Leach McGreevy & Labrador, LLP, for Real Party in Interest, Hoyt Corporation.
Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.
RIVERA, J.
This case comes to us on a petition for extraordinary relief after the trial court granted summary adjudication to defendants, manufacturers and suppliers of dry cleaning solvents and equipment. We are called on to decide whether the Polanco Redevelopment Act (Health & Saf.Code, § 33459 et seq.) (the Polanco Act) allows a local agency to recover the costs of cleaning up hazardous substances from parties that did not directly discharge wastes, control...
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