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KING COUNTY v. BP P.L.C.

No. C18-758-RSL.

KING COUNTY, Plaintiff, v. BP P.L.C., a public limited company of PROCEEDINGS England and Wales, CHEVRON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, CONOCOPHILLIPS, a Delaware corporation, EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, a New Jersey corporation, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, a public limited company of England and Wales, and DOES 1 through 10, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Seattle.

October 17, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question
Nature of Suit: 240 Torts to Land
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

King County, Plaintiff, represented by Barbara Mahoney , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, Benjamin A. Krass , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, pro hac vice, H. Kevin Wright , KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, Jennifer Merrick Stacy , KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, Matthew F. Pawa , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, pro hac vice, Steve W. Berman , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP & Wesley Kelman , HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP, pro hac vice.

BP PLC, a public limited company of England and Wales, Defendant, represented by Diana S. Breaux , YARMUTH WILSDON PLLC, Elizabeth S. St. John , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, pro hac vice, John D. Lombardo , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, pro hac vice, Jonathan W. Hughes , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, pro hac vice, Matthew T. Heartney , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, pro hac vice, Nancy G. Milburn , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, pro hac vice, Philip H. Curtis , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, pro hac vice, Rachael S. Shen , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, pro hac vice & Ralph H. Palumbo , YARMUTH WILSDON PLLC.

Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by Erica Harris , SUSMAN GODFREY, pro hac vice, Herbert J. Stern , STERN, KILCULLEN & RUFOLO, LLC, pro hac vice, Joel M. Silverstein , STERN, KILCULLEN & RUFOLO, LLC, pro hac vice, Johnny W. Carter , SUSMAN GODFREY, pro hac vice, Joshua S. Lipshutz , GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP, pro hac vice, Neal S. Manne , SUSMAN GODFREY, pro hac vice, Robert M. McKenna , ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP, Steven M. Shepard , SUSMAN GODFREY LLP, pro hac vice, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. , GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER, pro hac vice, Adam Nolan Tabor , ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP & Kemper P. Diehl , SUSMAN GODFREY.

ConocoPhillips, a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by Alex J. Harris , BARTLIT BECK HERMAN PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP, pro hac vice, Carol M. Wood , KING & SPALDING LLP, pro hac vice, Jameson R. Jones , BARTLIT BECK HERMAN PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP, pro hac vice, Sean C. Grimsley , BARTLIT BECK HERMAN PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP, pro hac vice, Tracie J. Renfroe , KING & SPALDING LLP, pro hac vice, Adam Rosenberg , WILLIAMS KASTNER & GIBBS & Katherine A. Christofilis , WILLIAMS KASTNER & GIBBS.

Exxon Mobil Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, Defendant, represented by Angelo J. Calfo , CALFO EAKES & OSTROVSKY PLLC, Daniel J. Toal , PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON, pro hac vice, Jaren Janghorbani , PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON, pro hac vice, Theodore V. Wells, Jr. , PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON, pro hac vice & Gabriel Reilly-Bates , CALFO EAKES & OSTROVSKY PLLC.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, a public limited company of England and Wales, Defendant, represented by Brendan J. Crimmins , KELLOGG HANSEN TODD FIGEL & FREDERICK PLLC, pro hac vice, Daniel P. Collins , MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON (L.A.), pro hac vice, David C. Frederick , KELLOGG HANSEN TODD FIGEL & FREDERICK PLLC, pro hac vice, David K. Suska , KELLOGG HANSEN TODD FIGEL & FREDERICK PLLC, pro hac vice, Elizabeth A. Kim , MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON, pro hac vice, Jerome C. Roth , MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON, pro hac vice, Eric Tuttle , MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON & Erika Holsman , BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND PC.

Non-Party States, States of Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin, Amicus, represented by Kian J. Hudson , INDIANA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, pro hac vice, Thomas M. Fisher , INDIANA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, pro hac vice & James A. Tupper, Jr. , TUPPER MACK WELLS PLLC.

ORDER GRANTING PARTIALLY UNOPPOSED MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

This matter comes before the Court on plaintiff King County's partially unopposed motion to stay proceedings ("the Motion"). Dkt. #125. Defendants BP p.l.c. ("BP") and Chevron Corporation ("Chevron") oppose this motion. The remaining three defendants...

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