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

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

703 F.Supp.3d 1099 (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, Dennis A. Ragen, Jon Stephen Tangonan, CAAG — Office of Attorney General, San Diego, CA, Elizabeth B. Rumsey, Attorney General of California, San Diego, CA, Adrianna L. Lobato, Maria T. Solomon-Williams, CAAG — Office of Attorney General, 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 the Attorney General, 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, for California Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Sarah E. Morrison, Donald A. Robinson, Kate Marie Hammond, CAAG — Office of the Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, Adrianna L. Lobato, Maria T. Solomon-Williams, CAAG — Office of Attorney General, 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, Dennis A. Ragen, Elizabeth B. Rumsey, CAAG — Office of Attorney General, San Diego, 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, 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.

Trevor James Illes, Lily A. North, Krista M. Enns, Benesch Friedlander Coplan and Aronoff LLP, San Francisco, CA, 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, John A. Rego, Benesch Friedlander Coplan and Aronoff LLP, Cleveland, OH, for Gould Electronics Inc.

Richard Alan Dongell, Murchison and Cumming, LLP, Irvine, CA, Scott L. Hengesbach, 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, Beveridge and Diamond PC, San Francisco, CA, Jessica L. Kyle, Pro Hac Vice, Beveridge and Diamond, Baltimore, MD, Kaitlyn Day Shannon, Beveridge and Diamond PC, Washington, DC, 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, Watsonville, CA, for International Metals Ekco, Ltd.

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


Proceedings: VERDICT FOLLOWING THE AUGUST 1, 2023 DIVISIBILITY TRIAL

I. INTRODUCTION

Before the Court is an action brought by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Toxic Substances Control Account ("DTSC" or "Plaintiffs") under the Comprehensive Environmental...

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