CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION v. AIRGAS USA, LLC

No. 3:17-cv-00164-JR.

CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION, Plaintiff, v. AIRGAS USA, LLC, successor in merger to Air Liquide America Specialty Gases LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, et al. Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

February 6, 2020.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 9601
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 9601 CERCLA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Costs
Nature of Suit: 893 Environmental Matters
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Plaintiff, represented by David F. Askman , The Askman Law Firm LLC, Michael M. Frandina , The Askman Law Firm & Thomas Zeilman , Law Offices of Thomas Zeilman.

Airgas USA, LLC, successor in merger to Air Liquide America Specialty Gases LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendant, represented by Jeffery W. Ring , Ring Bender LLP, Christine L. Hein , Ring Bender LLP, Mark P. Strandberg , Ring Bender LLP & Phillip Matthew Bender , Ring Bender McKown & Castillo LLLP.

Arkema Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, Defendant, represented by Matthew J. Stock , Joyce Ziker Parkinson, PLLC.

Bayer CropScience Inc., a New York corporation, Defendant, represented by G. Kevin Kiely , Cable Huston LLP & James Scott Kincaid , Cable Huston LLP.

BP West Coast Products LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendant, represented by Douglas C. Berry , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, Nicole M. McLaughlin , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, pro hac vice, Phillip Allan Trajan Perez , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, pro hac vice & Stephen H. Goodman , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP.

BNSF Railway Company, a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by Jay Kevin Griffith , Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P. & Robert B. Lowry , Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P.

Calbag Metals Co, an Oregon corporation, Defendant, represented by Jennifer L. Gates , Pearl Legal Group PC.

City of Portland, an Oregon municipal corporation, Defendant, represented by Ashley M. Carter , City of Portland & Karen Locha Moynahan , Portland City Attorney's Office.

Eastman Chemical Co., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by Clark J. Davis , Davis Law Office PLLC.

Evraz Inc. NA, a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by Loren R. Dunn , Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. & David C. Weber , Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., pro hac vice.

Exxonmobil Corp., a New York corporation, Defendant, represented by Elizabeth M. Weaver , Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, pro hac vice, H. Joseph Drapalski, III , Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, pro hac vice & Jay W. Beattie , Lindsay Hart LLP.

FMC Corp., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by James H. Colopy , Farella Braun + Martel LLP, pro hac vice & Michael J. Sandmire , Buchalter Ater Wynne LLP.

Ga-Tek, Inc./Gould Electronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by David L. Blount , Landye Bennett Blumstein, LLP & Thane W. Tienson , Landye Bennett Blumstein, LLP.

Gunderson LLC, an Oregon limited liability company, Defendant, represented by Jeanette C. Schuster , Tonkon Torp LLP.

Kinder Morgan Operating, L.P. "C", a Delaware limited partnership & Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendants, represented by Carolyn S. Gilbert , Perkins Coie, LLP, pro hac vice, Eric G. Holmes , Perkins Coie, LLP, pro hac vice, Mark W. Schneider , Perkins Coie, LLP, pro hac vice & Priscilla E. Hampton , Perkins Coie, LLP.

Koppers Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, Defendant, represented by Alan S. Miller , Houston Harbaugh, P.C., pro hac vice, Gregory L. Baird , Gordon & Polscer, LLC & Stephen E. Archer , Maloney Lauersdorf Reiner PC.

McCall Oil Real Estate Co., LLC, a Washington corporation & Morec Front LLC, an Oregon limited liability company, Defendants, represented by Suzanne C. Lacampagne , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP & C. Marie Eckert , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP.

MMGL Corp., a Washington corporation & Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc, an Oregon corporation, Defendants, represented by Denise G. Fellers , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, pro hac vice, Greg A. Christianson , Alston & Bird LLP, pro hac vice & Thomas A. Ped , Williams Kastner Greene & Markley.

Northwest Natural Gas, an Oregon corporation, Defendant, represented by Jennifer L. Gates , Pearl Legal Group PC & Patricia M. Dost , Pearl Legal Group, PC.

Northwest Pipe Co, an Oregon corporation, Defendant, represented by Michael B. Merchant , Black Helterline, LLP.

Shore Terminals LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendant, represented by Gregory A. Jacoby , McGavick Graves, P.S., pro hac vice, Michael P. Dillinger , Nustar Services Company LLC, pro hac vice & Bert P. Krages, II , Bert P. Krages II, Attorney at Law.

Port of Portland, an Oregon port district, Defendant, represented by Beverly C. Pearman , Port of Portland, Christopher J. Kayser , Larkins Vacura LLP & John J. Dunbar , Dunbar Law LLC.

Siltronic Corp., a Delaware corporation;, Defendant, represented by David A. Rabbino , Jordan Ramis PC.

Sulzer Pumps (US) Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by Cynthia S. Betz , McCarter & English, LLP, pro hac vice, Daniel K. Reising , Fucile & Reising, LLP & Ira M. Gottlieb , McCarter & English, LLP, pro hac vice.

Union Pacific Railroad Co., a Delaware corporation, Defendant, represented by Ann L. Al-Bahish , Haynes and Boone, LLP, pro hac vice & Kate L. Moore , Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue, LLP.

United States of America, Defendant, represented by Michele L. Walter , U.S. Department of Justice & Michael James Zevenbergen , U.S. Department of Justice.

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Amicus, represented by Julie A. Weis , Haglund Kelley LLP.


OPINION AND ORDER

On November 15, 2019, Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo issued her Findings and Recommendation ("F&R") [ECF 379], recommending that I deny Moving Defendants' Motion to Certify for Immediate Appeal [ECF 366]. Moving Defendants filed joint objections [ECF 381]; other Defendants joined...

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