Vulcan Materials Co. v. AIGA

Facts and Procedural History

At one time, Vulcan Materials Company manufactured and sold perchloroethylene (sometimes referred to as "perc"), a chemical used in the dry-cleaning process. In 1998, two municipal entities in California, the City of Modesto and the City of Modesto Redevelopment Agency, filed separate actions against Vulcan in state court in San Francisco, California, alleging that Vulcan was responsible for groundwater contamination and other property damage in over 50 locations around Modesto, California, caused by perchloroethylene. Those actions were consolidated and are…