People of the State of California et al v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. et al

  1. June 17, 2016

    Kinder Morgan Strikes $20M Deal In City's Contamination Suit

    The city of San Diego and Kinder Morgan Inc. announced Friday a $20 million deal that resolves all of the city's claims in a long-running federal court dispute concerning contamination beneath Qualcomm Stadium, just days after a trial was slated to begin.

  2. March 14, 2016

    San Diego Can't Appeal Kinder Morgan Fuel Spill Suit Limit

    A California federal judge on Friday tentatively denied the city of San Diego's bid to appeal a recent ruling preventing the city from suing for damages that occurred more than three years after it filed suit over polluted soil and groundwater beneath Qualcomm Stadium.

  3. February 03, 2016

    Kinder Morgan Can't Fully Escape San Diego Fuel Spill Suit

    The city of San Diego can only sue for damages occurring within three years of filing its long-running suit against Kinder Morgan Inc. over leaking fuel tanks that polluted soil and groundwater beneath Qualcomm Stadium, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, but he rejected the company's bid to nix all of the city's damages claims.

  4. November 30, 2012

    Kinder Morgan Gets Tentative OK To Exit Fuel Spill Suit

    A California federal judge on Thursday tentatively released Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP from several claims brought by the city of San Diego alleging the company failed to clean up a fuel plume that contaminated soil and groundwater beneath Qualcomm Stadium.

  5. June 19, 2012

    Kinder Says San Diego Stadium Lease Dooms Cleanup Suit

    Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP asked a California federal court Monday to dismiss a City of San Diego lawsuit against the company for alleged cleanup failures around the San Diego Chargers' stadium, saying that the city hasn't suffered damages because the property is currently leased out.

  6. June 24, 2011

    Negligence Claim Stays In San Diego's Pollution Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday rejected Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP's bid to toss a negligence claim in San Diego's lawsuit alleging the company failed to clean up a fuel plume that contaminated soil and groundwater beneath Qualcomm Stadium.

  7. October 13, 2010

    Atty-City Doc Disclosure Limited In Kinder Cleanup Suit

    A federal judge has granted Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP access to only some of the communications it wanted between an attorney for Shell Oil Co. and the city of San Diego, which is accusing Kinder Morgan of taking too long to clean up a fuel plume that contaminated groundwater on city-owned property.

  8. June 09, 2010

    Prop. 65 Claim Nixed In Kinder Morgan Fuel Plume Suit

    A federal judge has slimmed down the city of San Diego's suit against Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, nixing one of its claims against the pipeline giant in a suit accusing the company of taking too long to clean up a fuel plume that contaminated groundwater on a section of property owned by the city.

  9. July 06, 2009

    Kinder Morgan Seeks Docs In $160M Fuel Plume Suit

    Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP is trying to compel discovery to substantiate the city of San Diego's damages claims of more than $160 million, in a lawsuit alleging the pipeline giant has dragged its feet on cleaning up a fuel plume that contaminated groundwater.

  10. March 02, 2008

    Kinder Morgan Must Face San Diego Pollution Suit

    Dealing a blow to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, a federal judge on Friday declined to toss claims by the city of San Diego that the pipeline giant has dragged its feet on cleaning up a fuel plume that contaminated groundwater.