City of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

OPINION AND ORDER

SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

In 2003, the City of New York (the “City”) filed a Complaint against various corporations for their use and handling of the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”), alleging that the MTBE contaminated — or threatened to contaminate — the City’s groundwater supply.1 *449Defendant Exxon Mobil Corporation (“Exxon”) — the only remaining non-settling defendant — moves in limine to preclude the City from introducing evidence of past or future investigation and treatment costs until the City proves actual injury to its…