IN RE MTBE PRODUCTS LIAB. LIT.

No. M21-88.

528 F.Supp.2d 303 (2007)

In re METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER ("MTBE") PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. This document relates to: Tonneson, et al. v. Sunoco, Inc., et al., 03 Civ. 8284 Basso, et al. v. Sunoco, Inc., et al., 03 Civ. 9050. Master File No. 1:00-1898. MDL No. 1358 (SAS).

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

November 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin Greenwald, Esq., Robert Gordon, Esq., Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Michael D. Axline, Esq., Tracey L. O'Reilly, Esq., Miller, Axline & Sawyer, Sacramento, CA, John A. Sarcone III, Esq., The Sarcone Law Firm, White Plains, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Peter Hoffman, Esq., Katonah, NY, for Plaintiff Quattrochi.

Peter John Sacripanti, E sq., James A. Pardo, Esq., McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants and Counsel for ExxonMobil and on Behalf of Sunoco, Inc. and Sunoco, Inc. (R & M).

Daniel Krainin, Esq., Beveridge & Diamond, New York, NY, for Defendant Sunoco, Inc.


OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiffs in these cases, residents and business owners in the hamlet of Fort Montgomery, New York, live in the vicinity of two gasoline stations found or suspected to have leaked gasoline into the soil. After water from plaintiffs' private wells tested positive for contamination with methyl tertiary butyl ether ("MTBE"), a chemical compound that certain...

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