CITY OF MANKATO v. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION

Civil No. 15-2101 (JRT/TNL).

CITY OF MANKATO, MINNESOTA; CHISAGO LAKES JOINT SEWAGE TREATMENT COMMISSION; SAUK CENTRE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION; VILLAGE OF HOLMEN, WISCONSIN; CITY OF FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA; CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA; and CITY OF PRINCETON, MINNESOTA, Plaintiffs, v. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION and ROCKLINE INDUSTRIES, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

May 28, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Property Damage
Nature of Suit: 385 Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

City of Mankato, Chisago Lakes Joint Sewage Treatment Commission, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Sauk Centre Public Utilities Commission, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Village of Holmen, Wisconsin, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, City of Fergus Falls, City of Elk River & City of Princeton, Plaintiffs, represented by Anthony D. Shapiro , Hagens Berman, pro hac vice, Brant D. Penney , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Charles J. Kocher , Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, P.C., pro hac vice, Daniel E. Gustafson , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, David M. Cialkowski , Zimmerman Reed, PLLP, Garrett D. Blanchfield, Jr. , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, James P. Watts , Zimmerman Reed, LLP, Jason S. Kilene , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Joshua J. Rissman , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, June Pineda Hoidal , Zimmerman Reed LLP, Kristin J. Moody , Berman Tabacco, Mark Reinhardt , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield, Patrick Howard , Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C., pro hac vice, Raina Borrelli , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Roberta A. Yard , Reinhardt Wendorf & Blanchfield & Simon Bahne Paris , Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett Bendesky, PC, pro hac vice.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Defendant, represented by Alexander B. Porter , Sidley Austin LLP, pro hac vice, Eamon P. Joyce , Sidley Austin LLP, pro hac vice, Kara L. McCall , Sidley Austin LLP, pro hac vice, S. Jamal Faleel , Blackwell Burke PA & Tracy J. Van Steenburgh , Nilan Johnson Lewis PA.

Rockline Industries, Defendant, represented by Charmaine K. Harris , Blackwell Burke PA, Emily A. Ambrose , Blackwell Burke PA, Jerry W. Blackwell , Blackwell Burke PA, Kara L. McCall , Sidley Austin LLP, Mary S. Young , Blackwell Burke PA & S. Jamal Faleel , Blackwell Burke PA.


FILED UNDER SEAL

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

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