CAL. DEP'T OF TOXIC SUBS. CONTROL v. NL INDUSTRIES

Case No. 2:20-cv-11293-SVW-JPR.

636 F.Supp.3d 1092 (2022)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL et al. v. NL INDUSTRIES, INC. et al.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

Filed October 20, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Zaft , Jon Stephen Tangonan , Aarti Sujan Kewalramani , Dennis A. Ragen , Elizabeth B. Rumsey , CAAG — Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice, San Diego, CA, Adam M. Shapiro , Matthew K. Edling , Timothy R. Sloane , Yumehiko Hoshijima , Sher Edling LLP, San Francisco, CA, Adrianna L. Lobato , Scott Justin Lichtig , CAAG — Office of Attorney General California Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA, Christopher T. Nidel , Pro Hac Vice, Nidel and Nace PLLC, Rockville, MD, David P. Page , Pro Hac Vice, Environmental Energy and Natural Resources Advocates PLLC, Tulsa, OK, Donald A. Robinson , Kate Marie Hammond , Sarah E. Morrison , CAAG — Office of Attorney General of California California Department of Justice, Los Angeles, CA, Thomas M. Sims , Nidel and Nace PLLC, Washington, DC, Timothy Eugene Sullivan , California Department of Justice, Oakland, CA, for California Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Sarah E. Morrison , Los Angeles, CA, Donald A. Robinson , Kate Marie Hammond , CAAG — Office of Attorney General of California California Department of Justice, Los Angeles, CA, Aarti Sujan Kewalramani , Dennis A. Ragen , Elizabeth B. Rumsey , CAAG — Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice, San Diego, CA, Adam M. Shapiro , Matthew K. Edling , Timothy R. Sloane , Yumehiko Hoshijima , Sher Edling LLP, San Francisco, CA, Adrianna L. Lobato , Scott Justin Lichtig , CAAG — Office of Attorney General California Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA, Christopher T. Nidel , Pro Hac Vice, Nidel and Nace PLLC, Rockville, MD, David P. Page , Pro Hac Vice, Environmental Energy and Natural Resources Advocates PLLC, Tulsa, OK, Thomas M. Sims , Nidel and Nace PLLC, Washington, DC, Timothy Eugene Sullivan , California Department of Justice, Oakland, CA, for. The Toxic Substances Control Account.

Joel L. Herz , Pro Hac Vice, Law Office of Joel L. Herz, Tucson, AZ, Kenneth A. Ehrlich , Sean Andrew McCormick , Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for NL Industries, Inc.

David C. Allen , Joel R. Meyer , Joseph M. Wahl , Barnes and Thornburg LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Dan Terzian , Erick Kees Kuylman , Thomas D. Warren , Warren Terzian LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Andrew J. Jarzyna , Pro Hac Vice, Nicholas J. Secco , Pro Hac Vice, Benesch Friedlander Coplan and Aronoff LLP, Chicago, IL, Gregory T. Frohman , Pro Hac Vice, Benesch Friedlander Coplan and Aronoff LLP, Cleveland, OH, Krista M. Enns , Lily A. North , Benesch Friedlander Coplan and Aronoff LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Gould Electronics Inc.

Richard Alan Dongell , Scott L. Hengesbach , Murchison and Cumming LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Elizabeth Burnett , Clark Hill, Los Angeles, CA, Eric P. Weiss , Scali Rasmussen PC, Los Angeles, CA, for Kinsbursky Bros. Supply, Inc.

Jeffrey J. Parker , Zachary Michael Norris , Stephen J. O'Neil , Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Trojan Battery Company, LLC.

James C. MacDonald , Law Offices of James MacDonald, Irvine, CA, for Ramcar Batteries Inc.

Bina R. Reddy , Pro Hac Vice, Beveridge and Diamond PC, Austin, TX, Eric L. Klein , Pro Hac Vice, Beveridge and Diamond PC, Boston, MA, Gary J. Smith , Beveridge and Diamond PC, San Francisco, CA, Jessica L. Kyle , Pro Hac Vice, Beveridge and Diamond, Baltimore, MD, Steven J. Elie , Musick Peeler and Garrett LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Clarios, LLC.

Patrick Ward Dennis , Thomas Frasca Cochrane , Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Alexander P. Swanson , Rutan and Tucker LLP, Irvine, CA, for Quemetco, Inc.

Anna Louise Le May , Ruben A. Castellon , Raf Law Group, Los Angeles, CA, for International Metals Ekco, Ltd.

Donald E. Sobelman , John M. Ugai , Linda Teresa Sobczynski , Christopher I. Rendall-Jackson , Farella Braun and Martel LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Oregon Tool Inc.


Proceedings: DECISION AND VERDICT IN DEFENDANTS' FAVOR

I. INTRODUCTION

Before the Court is an action brought by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Toxic Substances Control Account ("DTSC" or "Plaintiffs") under the Comprehensive Environmental Response...

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