Legal Opinion
Rhode Island v. Atl. Richfield Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 11, 2018No. C.A. No. 17-204 WESPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. SMITH, Chief Judge.
*133The State of Rhode Island brings this case against various oil and chemical companies alleging that they collectively caused the widespread contamination of the State's waters by a hazardous gasoline additive - methyl tertiary butyl ether ("MTBE"). Defendants move to dismiss1 the whole of the State's case, with limited success. (ECF No. 91).
I. Background2
MTBE is a synthetic gasoline additive that acts as an oxygenate, increasing gasoline's oxygen content. (Compl. ¶¶ 34, 61.) Oil companies began adding MTBE to gasoline in small doses beginning in the late 1970s.…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by PA DEP v. Monsanto Co., Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
- In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2025
- Mayor and City Council Of Baltimore v. Monsanto CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2020
- NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION v. E.I DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2021
- NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2021
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