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IN RE METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER ("MTBE")

Master File No. 1:00-1898. MDL No. 1358 (SAS). No. M21-88.

559 F.Supp.2d 424 (2008)

In re METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER ("MTBE") PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. This document relates to: County of Suffolk, et al. v. Amerada Hess Corp. et al., 04 Civ. 5424.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin Greenwald, Esq., Robert Gordon, Esq., Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Peter John Sacripanti, Esq., James A. Pardo, Esq., McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants.

OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In 2002, two plaintiffs — the Suffolk County Water Authority and the County of Suffolk — sued various oil companies for their use and handling of the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether ("MTBE"). According to plaintiffs, MTBE has contaminated over one hundred and fifty groundwater wells that are used to supply water to residents and businesses...

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