In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation

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Case Number:

1:00-cv-01898

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Prop. Damage Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Vernon S. Broderick

Firms

Companies

Government Agencies

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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July 29, 2008
$422M MTBE Deal Made 'In Good Faith': Judge

A federal judge has ruled that portions of a $422 million deal between gasoline refiners to settle claims they contaminated water with methyl tertiary-butyl ether were made in good faith, preventing nonsettling defendants like Exxon Mobil Corp. from using the amounts as a setoff against any damages awarded at trial.
July 09, 2008
Judge Refuses To Toss Puerto Rico's MTBE Claims

A district judge has refused to dismiss the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's lawsuit against units of Chevron Corp., Citgo Petroleum Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp. and other oil companies accused of creating environmental havoc through their use of MTBE.
July 01, 2008
Plaintiffs' Expert Can Tout MTBE's Dangers: Judge

Residents of a New York town who sued a group of oil companies as part of the multidistrict litigation over methyl tertiary-butyl ether will be allowed to put a doctor on the stand to testify that the gasoline additive is a probable human carcinogen, a federal judge has ruled.
June 26, 2008
MTBE Judge Backpedals On Expert Testimony Ruling

The judge overseeing a bellwether case that is part of the multidistrict litigation involving claims of groundwater contamination will allow a previously excluded plaintiffs' expert to offer limited testimony in the case.
June 19, 2008
No Summary Judgment For Exxon In MTBE Case

Exxon Mobil Corp. has lost its bid to appeal a denial of summary judgment in a bellwether case that is part of multidistrict litigation involving claims of groundwater contamination.
June 12, 2008
Judge Nixes Exxon Bid For Info On $423M MTBE Deal

A federal judge has shot down Exxon Mobil Corp.'s bid to uncover additional details about the $423 million deal reached by 13 of its co-defendants to settle claims that they allowed a gasoline additive to leak into groundwater.
June 05, 2008
Oil Cos. To Shell Out $1.7M To Kids In MTBE Suit

A federal judge has signed off on a settlement that will pay a collective $1.7 million to 69 children, resolving one case in a multidistrict litigation that claims a slew of oil companies allowed a gasoline additive to leak into groundwater used by 153 public water providers in 17 states.
May 21, 2008
Judge Won't Allow Expert To Testify In MTBE Case

A federal judge has ruled that an expert cannot testify in a case brought by residents of a New York town who allege that their groundwater wells were contaminated by gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
May 15, 2008
Baker Botts Picks Up Two Cos. In MTBE MDL

Two defendants have substituted Baker Botts LLP for Howrey LLP in a multidistrict litigation that claims a slew of oil companies allowed a gasoline additive to leak into groundwater used by 153 public water providers in 17 states.
May 08, 2008
Oil Cos. Bail Out Of MTBE Case With $422M Check

Thirteen oil companies have agreed to pay $422 million to settle claims that they contaminated the water used by 153 public water providers in 17 states with the gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether.

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