January 25, 2017
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.
December 02, 2015
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.
November 17, 2015
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.
December 19, 2014
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.