IN RE LIQUID ALUMINUM SULFATE ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Civil Action No. 16-rnd-2687 (JLL).

IN RE LIQUID ALUMINUM SULFATE ANTITRUST LITIGATION. This Document Relates to: City of Greensboro, North Carolina v. American Securities, LLC, et al.; Civ. Action No. 17-6674.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

February 1, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 15 U.S.C. § 1
Cause: 15 U.S.C. § 1 Antitrust Litigation
Nature of Suit: 410 Anti-Trust
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CENTRAL ARKANSAS WATER, Plaintiff, represented by DIANNE M. NAST , NastLaw LLC, JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C., LISA J. RODRIGUEZ , Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, MICHAEL L. ROBERTS , ROBERTS LAW FIRM & EMILY JOAN HANLON , SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP.

DETROIT WATER AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT & THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, Plaintiffs, represented by JEFFREY J. CORRIGAN , SPECTOR ROSEMAN & KODROFF, P.C. & JEFFREY L. KODROFF , SPECTOR, ROSEMAN & KODROFF, PC.

CHESTER WATER AUTHORITY & HAZELTON CITY AUTHORITY, Plaintiffs, represented by BARBARA JANE HART , LOWEY DANNENBERG PC, GERALD LAWRENCE , LOWEY DANNENBERG, PC, JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C. & SUNG-MIN LEE , LOWEY DANNENBERG, PC.

CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, Plaintiff, represented by GREGORY BRIAN KANAN , LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP, H. LADDIE MONTAGUE , BERGER & MONTAGUE, PC, JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C., KENNETH F. ROSSMAN , LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP, PETER S. PEARLMAN , COHN, LIFLAND, PEARLMAN, HERRMANN & KNOPF, LLP & RUTHANNE GORDON , BERGER & MONTAGUE, PC.

CITY OF WINTER PARK, Plaintiff, represented by JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C., LINDA P. NUSSBAUM , NUSSBAUM LAW GROUP PC, CAROLINE F. BARTLETT , CARELLA BYRNE & DONALD A. ECKLUND , CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C.

AMERICAN EAGLE PAPER MILLS, INC. & TOWN OF TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, Plaintiffs, represented by BRUCE DANIEL GREENBERG , LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG, LLC.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN, Plaintiff, represented by BRUCE DANIEL GREENBERG , LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG, LLC & WHITNEY ERIN STREET , BLOCK & LEVITON LLP.

AMREX CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, represented by BRUCE DANIEL GREENBERG , LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG, LLC, ALLAN STEYER , STEYER LOWENTAAL BOODROOKAS ALVAREZ & SMITH LLP, D. SCOTT MACRAE , STEYER LOWENTHAL BOODROOKAS ALVAREZ & SMITH LLP & JILL M. MANNING , STEYER LOWENTHAL BOODROOKAS ALVAREZ & SMITH LLP.

CITY OF GREENSBORO, Plaintiff, represented by CARLO SCARAMELLA , LAW OFFICES OF CARLO SCARAMELLA, LLC, JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C. & ROBERT S. KITCHENOFF , WEINSTEIN, KITCHENOFF & ASHER, LLC.

CITY OF NEWARK, Plaintiff, represented by DAVID L. ISABEL , GOLUB & ISABEL, PC, ELIZABETH ANNE FEGAN , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, ERIC E. TOMASZEWSKI , McManimon Scotland & Bauman, LLC, JASON ALLEN ZWEIG , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, MICHAEL D. CRITCHLEY , Critchley, Kinum & DeNoia, LLC & STEVE W. BERMAN , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP.

THE CITY OF TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS & THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE, Plaintiffs, represented by JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C.

THE CITY OF TEXARKANA, TEXAS, Plaintiff, represented by JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C. & KIMBERLY A. JUSTICE , KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK LLP.

CLARKSVILLE LIGHT & WATER CO., Plaintiff, represented by JEFFREY B. GITTLEMAN , BARRACK, RODOS & BACINE.

CITY OF SPOKANE & City of Everett, Plaintiffs, represented by LYNN L. SARKO , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP & MARK A. GRIFFIN , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP.

Water, Light, Power and Building Commission of the City of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, DANIEL C. HEDLUND , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, E. Michelle Drake , Berger & Montague, P.C., HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, Joshua J. Rissman , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, KARL CRAIG WILDFANG , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP, Kai H. Richter , Nichols Kaster, PLLP & Megan D. Yelle , Nichols Kaster, PLLP.

CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS & BOARD OF WATER COMMISIONERS OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, Plaintiffs, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP & W. JOSEPH BRUCKNER , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP.

CITY OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA, Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, DANIEL C. HEDLUND , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, Joshua J. Rissman , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, KARL CRAIG WILDFANG , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP & W. JOSEPH BRUCKNER , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP.

TEEMARK CORPORATION, Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, DANIEL C. HEDLUND , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, Joshua J. Rissman , Gustafson Gluek PLLC & W. JOSEPH BRUCKNER , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP.

MOBILE AREA WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM, Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN RUSSELL STRANGE , Donald Beebe , The Atchison Firm P.C., pro hac vice, JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C., JANET C. EVANS , GRAY PLANT MOOTY MOOTY & BENNETT PA, James Atchison , The Atchison Firm P.C., pro hac vice, MICHAEL STEPHEN DAMPIER , THE DAMPIER LAW FIRM PC, pro hac vice, MORVAREED ZAHRA SALEHPOUR , STRANGE & BUTLER, pro hac vice & R. Edward Massey, Jr. , Clay, Massey & Associates, P.C., pro hac vice.

CITY OF ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA, Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, DANIEL C. HEDLUND , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, Joshua J. Rissman , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, KARL CRAIG WILDFANG , ROBINS KAPLAN LLP, Robert J. Wozniak, Jr. , Freed Kanner London & Millen, LLC, pro hac vice, STEVEN A. KANNER , FREED KANNER LONDON & MIL & W. JOSEPH BRUCKNER , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP.

CITY OF GRAND MARAIS, Plaintiff, represented by Christian M. Sande , Christian Sande LLC, Christopher M. Hood , Flaherty & Hood, PA, GARRETT D. BLANCHFIELD, Jr. , REINHARDT WENDOFF & BLANCHFIELD & ROBERTA A. YARD , REINHARDT WENDORF & BLANCHFIELD.

CITY OF FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA, Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, DANIEL C. HEDLUND , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, Jason S. Kilene , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Joshua J. Rissman , Gustafson Gluek PLLC & W. JOSEPH BRUCKNER , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP.

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, DANIEL C. HEDLUND , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP & W. JOSEPH BRUCKNER , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN, INC., Plaintiff, represented by ANTHONY J. BOLOGNESE , BOLOGNESE & ASSOCIATES LLC, DAVID W. MITCHELL , ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP, MARK JEFFREY DEARMAN , ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP, PATRICK J. COUGHLIN , ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP, PAUL J. GELLER , ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP, ROBERT CECIL GILBERT , KOPELWITZ OSTROW FERGUSON WEISELBERG GILBERT & ALEXANDRA SENYA BERNAY , ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP.

FLAMBEAU RIVER PAPERS, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by HOWARD J. SEDRAN , LEVIN, SEDRAN & BERMAN, JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C. & KEITH J. VERRIER , LEVIN, SEDRAN & BERMAN.

CITY OF SACRAMENTO, Plaintiff, represented by JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C., Jeffrey Lewis , Keller Rohrback LLP, LYNN L. SARKO , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP & MARK A. GRIFFIN , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP.

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, Plaintiff, represented by Charles E. Johnson, Jr. , Alexandria City Atty's Office.

MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Plaintiff, represented by GREGORY S. ASCIOLLA , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP, JAY L. HIMES , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP, JAYNE ARNOLD GOLDSTEIN , Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah LLP, KARIN E. GARVEY , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP, MATTHEW J. PEREZ , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP, PAUL COSTA , FINE, KAPLAN AND BLACK, RPC & ROBERTA D. LIEBENBERG , FINE, KAPLAN & BLACK.

LITTLE RIVER COUNTY R.D.A. WATER SYSTEM, Plaintiff, represented by GREGORY S. ASCIOLLA , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP, pro hac vice, JAY L. HIMES , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP, pro hac vice, KARIN E. GARVEY , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP, pro hac vice, MATTHEW J. PEREZ , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP, pro hac vice, PAUL COSTA , FINE, KAPLAN AND BLACK, RPC & ROBERTA D. LIEBENBERG , FINE, KAPLAN & BLACK.

EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, Plaintiff, represented by LEE ALBERT , Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, THOMAS J. KENNEDY , GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY LLP, pro hac vice & GEORGE CARLOS AGUILAR , ROBBINS ARROYO LLP.

CITY OF MATTOON & CITY OF EAST MOLINE, Plaintiffs, represented by CARL VINCENT MALMSTROM , WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER FREEMAN & HERZ LLP, JEFFREY L. KODROFF , SPECTOR, ROSEMAN & KODROFF, PC & THOMAS HAMILTON BURT , WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER FREEMAN & HERZ LLP.

CITY OF TACOMA, Plaintiff, represented by DEREK W. LOESER , KELLER ROHRBACK, Daniel P. Mensher , KELLER ROHRBACK, LYNN L. SARKO , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP, MARK A. GRIFFIN , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP & Raymond J. Farrow , KELLER ROHRBACK.

HOPE WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSION, Plaintiff, represented by GREGORY S. ASCIOLLA , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP, JAY L. HIMES , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP & KARIN E. GARVEY , LABATON SUCHAROW LLP.

SUEZ WATER MANAGEMENT & SERVICES INC., Plaintiff, represented by CHRISTOPHER A. SEEGER , SEEGER WEISS LLP, SAMI HUSAYN RASHID , QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP, STEPHEN RANDALL NEUWIRTH , QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP, TERRIANNE BENEDETTO , SEEGER WEISS LLP, PARVIN KRISTY AMINOLROAYA , SEEGER WEISS LLP & SCOTT A. GEORGE , SEEGER WEISS, LLP.

SUEZ WATER ENVIORNMENTAL SERVICES INC., SUEZ WATER NEW JERSEY INC., SUEZ WATER NEW YORK INC., SUEZ WATER PENNSYLVANIA INC. & SUEZ WATER PRINCETON MEADOWS, INC., Plaintiffs, represented by CHRISTOPHER A. SEEGER , SEEGER WEISS LLP, JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C., SAMI HUSAYN RASHID , QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP, STEPHEN RANDALL NEUWIRTH , QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP, TERRIANNE BENEDETTO , SEEGER WEISS LLP, PARVIN KRISTY AMINOLROAYA , SEEGER WEISS LLP & SCOTT A. GEORGE , SEEGER WEISS, LLP.

BEAVER WATER DISTRICT, CITY OF SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS & CITY OF SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, Plaintiffs, represented by LISA J. RODRIGUEZ , Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP & MICHAEL L. ROBERTS , ROBERTS LAW FIRM.

INTERSTATE CHEMICAL CO., INC., Plaintiff, represented by JOSEPH J. DEPALMA , LITE, DEPALMA, GREENBERG, LLC.

OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO, Plaintiff, represented by BRUCE DANIEL GREENBERG , LITE DEPALMA GREENBERG, LLC & MINDEE J. REUBEN , Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC.

CITY OF LORAIN, Plaintiff, represented by BRENT WILLIAM JOHNSON , COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC, MANUEL JUAN DOMINGUEZ , COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL, RICHARD A. KOFFMAN , COHEN MILLSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC & THOMAS ROBERT THEADO , GARY NAEGELE & THEADO LLC.

CITY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, represented by BRENDAN P. GLACKIN , LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP, ERIC B. FASTIFF , LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMAN & BERNSTEIN, LLP, JASON LOUIS LICHTMAN , LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP, KATHERINE LUBIN , LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP & ADAM HERBERT WEINTRAUB , LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP.

CITY OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff, represented by ELIZABETH ANNE FEGAN , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, JASON ALLEN ZWEIG , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, JOSEPH J. DEPALMA , LITE, DEPALMA, GREENBERG, LLC, MICHAEL D. CRITCHLEY , Critchley, Kinum & DeNoia, LLC & STEVE W. BERMAN , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP.

BOROUGH OF PHOENIXVILLE, Plaintiff, represented by JOSHUA DAVID SNYDER , BONI & ZACK LLC, MATTHEW ADAM GREEN , OBERMAYER REBMANN MAXWELL & HIPPELL LLP & MICHAEL J. BONI , BONI & ZACK LLC.

City of Rochester, Minnesota, Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, DANIEL E. GUSTAFSON , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, DANIEL C. HEDLUND , GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC, HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C. & W. JOSEPH BRUCKNER , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP.

HACKETTSTOWN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY, Plaintiff, represented by MICHAEL D. FITZGERALD .

BAY COUNTY FLORIDA, Plaintiff, represented by JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C. & LINDA P. NUSSBAUM , NUSSBAUM LAW GROUP PC.

CITY OF PHENIX CITY, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO, CITY OF GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, CITY OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, SUEZ WATER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC., SUEZ WATER PRINCETON MEADOWS INC., SUEZ WAER PENNSYLVANIA INC., CITY OF TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS & CITY OF TEXARKANA, TEXAS D/B/A TEXARKANA WATER UTILITIES, Plaintiffs, represented by JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C.

CITY OF CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff, represented by JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C. & SANFORD P. DUMAIN , MILBERG LLP.

KEY LARGO WASTEWATER TREATMENT DISTRICT, On behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by DAN DRACHLER , ZWERLING SCHACHTER & ZWERLING LLP & JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C.

City of Milwaukee, Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, Rachel Kitze Collins , Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP & W. JOSEPH BRUCKNER , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP.

AQUA PENNSYLVANIA, INC. & AQUA OHIO, INC., Plaintiffs, represented by JOSHUA DAVID SNYDER , BONI & ZACK LLC & MATTHEW ADAM GREEN , OBERMAYER REBMANN MAXWELL & HIPPELL LLP.

City of Scottsdale, Plaintiff, represented by LYNN L. SARKO , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP, MARK A. GRIFFIN , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP, DEREK W. LOESER , KELLER ROHRBACK, Daniel P. Mensher , KELLER ROHRBACK, Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback LLP, pro hac vice, RON KILGARD , DALTON, GOTTO, SAMSON & KILGARD, PLC & Raymond J. Farrow , KELLER ROHRBACK.

City of Mesa, Plaintiff, represented by LYNN L. SARKO , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP, MARK A. GRIFFIN , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP, DEREK W. LOESER , KELLER ROHRBACK, Daniel P. Mensher , KELLER ROHRBACK, RON KILGARD , DALTON, GOTTO, SAMSON & KILGARD, PLC & Raymond J. Farrow , KELLER ROHRBACK.

CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, Plaintiff, represented by DAVID M. CIALKOWSKI , ZIMMERMAN REED PLLP & JAMES E. CECCHI , CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C.

Lake Restoration, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by BRIAN D. CLARK , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, Diana Young Morrissey , Wallen-Friedman & Floyd, P.A., HEIDI M. SILTON , LOCKEIDGE FRINDAL NAUEN PLLP, Rachel Kitze Collins , Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP & W. JOSEPH BRUCKNER , LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN PLLP.

CITY OF HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, Plaintiff, represented by RICHARD MARVIN KERGER , KERGER & HARTMAN LLC, WILLIAM L. MENTLIK , LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, LLP, AARON SCOTT ECKENTHAL , LERNER DAVID LITTENBERG KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK LLP, ABIGAIL G. CORBETT , STEARNS WEAVER MILLER, ANDREW SZOT , MILLER LLC, JAY B. SHAPIRO , STEARNS WEAVER MILLER, KATHLEEN ELLEN BOYCHUCK , MILLER LAW LLC, MARIA A. FEHRETDINOV , STEARNS WEAVER MILLER, MARVIN A. MILLER , MATTHEW ERIC VAN TINE , MILLER LAW LLC, ROY HENRY WEPNER , LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK, LLP & SAMUEL OLDS PATMORE , STEARNS WEAVER MILLER.

Jefferson County, Alabama, Plaintiff, represented by Craig L. Lowell , WIGGINS CHILDS PANTAZIS FISHER & GOLDFARB & Dennis G. Pantazis , WIGGINS CHILDS PANTAZIS FISHER & GOLDFARB LLC.

City of Moulton, Alabama, Plaintiff, represented by Craig L. Lowell , WIGGINS CHILDS PANTAZIS FISHER & GOLDFARB, Dennis G. Pantazis , WIGGINS CHILDS PANTAZIS FISHER & GOLDFARB LLC & Robert V. Goldsmith, III , Caine Goldsmith.

CITY OF CRESTON WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT, Plaintiff, represented by ALEC BLAINE FINLEY, Jr. , CUNEO GILBERT & LASUCA LLP.

City of Phoenix, Plaintiff, represented by DEREK W. LOESER , KELLER ROHRBACK, Daniel P. Mensher , KELLER ROHRBACK, Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback LLP, pro hac vice, MARK A. GRIFFIN , KELLER ROHRBACK LLP & Raymond J. Farrow , KELLER ROHRBACK.

City of Shreveport, Plaintiff, represented by Curtis Ray Joseph, Jr. , Winchell & Joseph, DANIEL R. LAPINSKI , WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER, PC, JULIE ELIZABETH PAYNE JOHNSON , GREGORIO CHAFIN & JOHNSON LLC & SCOTT JEFFREY CHAFIN, Jr. , GREGORIO CHAFIN & JOHNSON LLC.

STATE OF FLORIDA, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS, Plaintiff, represented by GREGORY SCOTT SLEMP , FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, COLIN GRAHAM FRASER , FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, LEE ISTRAIL , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FLORIDA & ROBERT SCOTT PALMER , FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL.

ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, INDIANA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, IOWA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, MISSOURI-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, NEW JERSEY-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, PENNSYLVANIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY & VIRGINIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, Plaintiffs, represented by HAE SUNG NAM , KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP, IRMA ESPINO , BARON & BUDD PC, JASON A. URIS , KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP, ROBERT N. KAPLAN , KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP, SCOTT SUMMY , BARON & BUDD PC & ZACHARY DAVID SANDMAN , BARON & BUDD PC.

City of Richmond, Plaintiff, represented by Constantinos George Panagopoulos , Ballard Spahr LLP, EDWARD D. ROGERS , BALLARD SPAHR LLP, JASON ALLEN LECKERMAN , BALLARD SPAHR LLP, JAY N. FASTOW , BALLARD SPAHR LLP, JUSTIN WARD LAMSON , BALLARD SPAHR LLP & THOMAS JOSEPH GALLAGHER , BALLARD SPAHR LLP.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, Plaintiff, represented by David E. Ralph , Baltimore City Department of Law, EDWARD D. ROGERS , BALLARD SPAHR LLP, JASON ALLEN LECKERMAN , BALLARD SPAHR LLP, JAY N. FASTOW , BALLARD SPAHR LLP, Suzanne Sangree , City of Baltimore Law Department, William Alden McDaniel, Jr. , Ballard Spahr, LLP, JUSTIN WARD LAMSON , BALLARD SPAHR LLP & THOMAS JOSEPH GALLAGHER , BALLARD SPAHR LLP.

City of Stockton, Plaintiff, represented by FRANCIS ONOFREI SCARPULLA , LAW OFFICES OF FRANCIS O. SCARPULLA, PATRICK BRADFORD CLAYTON , THE LAW OFFICES OF FRANCIS O. SCARPULLA & WILLIAM H. PARISH , PARISH & SMALL A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION.

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Plaintiff, represented by William Alden McDaniel, Jr. , Ballard Spahr, LLP & JUSTIN WARD LAMSON , BALLARD SPAHR LLP.

FRANK A REICHL, Defendant, represented by MICHAEL B. HIMMEL , LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP & MICHAEL ANDREW KAPLAN , LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP.

GENERAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, GENERAL CHEMICAL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, LLC, GENTEK, INC., CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS, INC, CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INCOME FUND, CHEMTRADE LOGISTICS INC., CHEMTRADE CHEMICALS CORPORATION, CHEMTRADE CHEMICALS US, LLC, CHEMTRADE US, LLC, CHEMTRADE SOLUTIONS LLC & GENERAL CHEMICAL, LLC., Defendants, represented by RICHARD H. EPSTEIN , SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS PC.

GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC., Defendant, represented by CORMAC T. CONNOR , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, JAMES HOWARD MUTCHNIK , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, MARK R. BUTSCHA, Jr. , THOMPSON HINE LLP, ROBERT F. WARE , THOMPSON HINE LLP & SYDNEY L. SCHNEIDER , KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP.

KEMIRA CHEMICALS, INC., Defendant, represented by DANIELLE CHATTIN , KING & SPALDING LLP, EMILY SHOEMAKER NEWTON , KING & SPALDING LLP & JEFFREY S. CASHDAN , KING & SPALDING LLP.

C&S CHEMICALS, INC, RGM Chemical, LLC, RGM OF GEORGIA, LTD & C&S CHEMICALS (OF GEORGIA) INC., Defendants, represented by JOHN DURAND DALBEY , CHILIVIS COCHRAN LARKINS & BEVER LLP.

USALCO, LLC., Defendant, represented by AARON LOUIS CASAGRANDE , WHITEFORD TAYLOR & PRESTON LLP, WILLIAM FITTS RYAN, Jr. , WHITEFORD TAYLOR PRESTON LLP, AARON ANDREW NICHOLS , WHITEFORD TAYLOR & PRESTON LLP & EDWARD MARK BUXBAUM , WHITEFORD TAYLOR & PRESTON LLP.

SOUTHERN IONICS, INC., Defendant, represented by JOHN S. MAIRO , PORZIO BROMBERG & NEWMAN PC, ROBERT FERRI , PORZIO BROMBERG & NEWMAN PC, KELLY D. CURTIN , PORZIO BROMBERG & NEWMAN PC & WILLIAM J. HUGHES, Jr. , Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.

VINCENT J. OPALEWSKI, Defendant, represented by JAMES ROSS SMART , MCELROY DEUTSCH MULVANEY & CARPENTER LLP, ROBERT C. SCRIVO , O'Toole Scrivo Fernandez Weiner Van Lieu, MICHAEL B. DEVINS , MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY AND CARPENTER, LLP & WALTER R. KRZASTEK, Jr. , MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER, LLP.

BRIAN C. STEPPIG, Defendant, represented by J. BRUCE MAFFEO , Cozen O'Connor, MEGAN SUSAN SCHEIB , COZEN O'CONNOR, NICOLE H. SPRINZEN , COZEN O'CONNOR & EMILY MCLOGAN GURSKIS , COZEN O'CONNOR PC.

ALEX AVRAAMIDES, Defendant, represented by DENNIS T. SMITH , PASHMAN STEIN, PC.

AMITA GUPTA, Defendant, represented by MICHAEL SVETKEY FELDBERG , ALLEN & OVERY LLP & ALEXANDER P. WENTWORTH-PING , ALLEN & OVERY LLP.

Milton Sundbeck, Defendant, represented by JOHN S. MAIRO , PORZIO BROMBERG & NEWMAN PC.

Kenneth A. Ghazey, Defendant, represented by NICHOLAS CHRISTOS THEODOROU , FOLEY HOAG LLP, MARK DAVID FINSTERWALD , FOLEY HOAG LLP & THERESA MARIE ROOSEVELT , FOLEY HOAG LLP.

Delta Chemical Corporation, Defendant, represented by AMANDA PAIGE WEBSTER , SAUL EWING LLP, CHARLES OWEN MONK, II , SAUL EWING LLP & GEOFFREY MAURICE GAMBLE , SAUL EWING ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP.

AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC, Matthew Lebaron & Scott Wolff, Defendants, represented by AARON RUBINSTEIN , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER, C. SCOTT LENT , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER & PAUL Q. ANDREWS , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER.


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OPINION

This matter comes before the Court by way of Defendants American Securities, LLC, Matthew LeBaron, and Scott Wolff's Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF Nos. 551-552). All Plaintiffs have collectively opposed...

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