CAL. DEP'T OF TOXIC SUBS. CONTROL v. NL INDUSTRIES

Case No. 2:20-cv-11293-SVW-JPR.

687 F.Supp.3d 905 (2023)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL et al. v. NL INDUSTRIES, INC. et al.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

Filed August 18, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Zaft, Jon Stephen Tangonan, Aarti Sujan Kewalramani, Dennis A. Ragen, Elizabeth B. Rumsey, CAAG—Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice, San Diego, CA, Adrianna L. Lobato, Scott Justin Lichtig, Maria T. Solomon-Williams, CAAG—Office of Attorney General California Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA, Christopher T. Nidel, Pro Hac Vice, Nidel and Nace PLLC, Rockville, MD, David P. Page, Pro Hac Vice, Environmental Energy and Natural Resources Advocates PLLC, Tulsa, OK, Donald A. Robinson, Elizabeth Y. Song, Kate Marie Hammond, Sarah E. Morrison, CAAG—Office of Attorney General California Department of Justice, Los Angeles, CA, Larken Johnson Yackulic, Matthew K. Edling, Miranda Carol Holeton, Naomi Wheeler, Timothy R. Sloane, William Cousteau Liang, Yumehiko Hoshijima, Sher Edling LLP, San Francisco, CA, Thomas M. Sims, Nidel and Nace PLLC, Washington, DC, Timothy Eugene Sullivan, California Department of Justice, Oakland, CA, for California Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Sarah E. Morrison, Donald A. Robinson, Kate Marie Hammond, CAAG—Office of Attorney General California Department of Justice, Los Angeles, CA, Aarti Sujan Kewalramani, Dennis A. Ragen, Elizabeth B. Rumsey, CAAG—Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice, San Diego, CA, Adrianna L. Lobato, Scott Justin Lichtig, Maria T. Solomon-Williams, CAAG—Office of Attorney General California Department of Justice, Sacramento, CA, Christopher T. Nidel, Pro Hac Vice, Nidel and Nace PLLC, Rockville, MD, David P. Page, Pro Hac Vice, Environmental Energy and Natural Resources Advocates PLLC, Tulsa, OK, Larken Johnson Yackulic, Matthew K. Edling, Miranda Carol Holeton, Naomi Wheeler, Timothy R. Sloane, William Cousteau Liang, Yumehiko Hoshijima, Sher Edling LLP, San Francisco, CA, Thomas M. Sims, Nidel and Nace PLLC, Washington, DC, Timothy Eugene Sullivan, California Department of Justice, Oakland, CA, for The Toxic Substances Control Account.

Eric J. Lorenzini, Kenneth A. Ehrlich, Sean Andrew McCormick, Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Joel L. Herz, Pro Hac Vice, Law Office of Joel L. Herz, Tucson, AZ, for NL Industries, Inc.

Andrew J. Jarzyna, Pro Hac Vice, Nicholas J. Secco, Pro Hac Vice, Benesch Friedlander Coplan and Aronoff LLP, Chicago, IL, Dan Terzian, Erick Kees Kuylman, Thomas D. Warren, Warren Terzian LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Gregory T. Frohman, Pro Hac Vice, Benesch Friedlander Coplan and Aronoff LLP, Cleveland, OH, Krista M. Enns, Lily A. North, Benesch Friedlander Coplan and Aronoff LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Gould Electronics Inc.

Richard Alan Dongell, Murchison and Cumming, LLP, Irvine, CA, Scott L. Hengesbach, Elizabeth Burnett, Murchison and Cumming LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Eric P. Weiss, Scali Rasmussen, Los Angeles, CA, Jason T. Kandah, ML Law, APC, San Diego, CA, for Kinsbursky Bros. Supply, Inc.

Jeffrey J. Parker, Zachary Michael Norris, Stephen J. O'Neil, Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Trojan Battery Company, LLC.

James C. MacDonald, Law Offices of James MacDonald, Irvine, CA, for Ramcar Batteries Inc.

Anthony G. Papetti, Pro Hac Vice, Vetone M. Ivezaj, Pro Hac Vice, Beveridge and Diamond PC, New York, NY, Bina R. Reddy, Pro Hac Vice, Beveridge and Diamond PC, Austin, TX, Eric L. Klein, Pro Hac Vice, Beveridge and Diamond PC, Boston, MA, Gary J. Smith, Kaitlyn Day Shannon, Beveridge and Diamond PC, San Francisco, CA, Jessica L. Kyle, Pro Hac Vice, Beveridge and Diamond, Baltimore, MD, Steven J. Elie, Musick Peeler and Garrett LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Clarios, LLC.

Patrick Ward Dennis, Thomas Frasca Cochrane, Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Alexander P. Swanson, Rutan and Tucker LLP, Irvine, CA, for Quemetco, Inc.

Anna Louise Le May, Ruben A. Castellon, Raf Law Group, Los Angeles, CA, for International Metals Ekco, Ltd.

Donald E. Sobelman, John M. Ugai, Linda Sobczynski Gilleran, Christopher I. Rendall-Jackson, Priyam B. Desai, Farella Braun and Martel LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Oregon Tool Inc.


Proceedings: DECISION AND VERDICT FOLLOWING THE MAY 2023 LIABILITY TRIAL; ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT [629]; ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART THE MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF THE DECLARATION OF ANDY DAVIS [818]

I. Introduction

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