IN RE ("MTBE") PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

Master File No. 1:00-1898. MDL No. 1358 (SAS). No. M21-88.

644 F.Supp.2d 310 (2009)

In re METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER ("MTBE") PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. This document relates to: City of New York v. Amerada Hess Corp., et al., 04-CV-3417.

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

June 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Victor M. Sher, Esq., Todd E. Robbins, Esq., Joshua G. Stein, Esq., Nicholas G. Campins, Esq., Marnie E. Riddle, Esq., Sher Leff LLP, San Francisco, California, Susan Amron, New York, NY, for Plaintiff City of New York.

Peter John Sacripanti, Esq., James A. Pardo, Esq., McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants and Counsel for ExxonMobil.


OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In 2003, the City of New York (the "City") filed a Complaint against various corporations for their use and handling of the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether ("MTBE"), alleging that the MTBE contaminated, or threatened to contaminate, the City's water supply.1 The action was transferred to this district pursuant to section 1404...

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