State of Rhode Island v. Atlantic Richfield Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND ___________________________________ ) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ) ) Plaintiff, ) C.A. No. 17-204 WES ) v. ) ) ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ___________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s Claim for Amounts Paid Out of the UST Fund, ECF No. 213. For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ Motion is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND The State alleges that for decades Defendants manufactured and distributed gasoline containing methyl…