Orange County Water District v. Unocal Corp.

  1. January 25, 2017

    Exxon's Bid To Limit $34M Of MTBE Damages Attacked

    Ahead of a trial in long-running litigation over methyl tertiary butyl ether contamination riddling a 270-square-mile California water district, the district on Tuesday attacked ExxonMobil Oil Corp.'s bid to limit liability by more than $34 million, saying courts have already rejected the limits.

  2. December 02, 2015

    BP, Shell's Exit From Tainted Water Case Headed To 2nd Circ.

    A New York federal judge cleared the way Tuesday for an immediate appeal to the Second Circuit of rulings that freed BP and Shell from claims by a California water district that they, along with a host of others, tainted Orange County's water supply with their use of a gasoline additive.

  3. November 17, 2015

    BP, Shell Move For Win In Calif. Tainted Water Suit

    BP and Shell have asked a New York federal judge to dismiss a yearslong dispute with a California water district that alleges the oil companies, along with a host of others, endangered Orange County's water supply through their use of a gasoline additive, saying there is no reason for delaying judgment.

  4. December 19, 2014

    Judge Keeps Alive Part Of OC Water District's MTBE Suit

    A New York federal judge on Thursday kept alive part of the Orange County Water District's suit claiming that a gasoline additive leaked by Tesoro Corp., Shell Oil Co. and others endangered the water supply, saying it was too early to determine whether an expert report established causation.

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