Legal Opinion
In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 20, 2007No. MDL No. 1358(SAS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Four years ago, the District Attorney for Sacramento County brought an action on behalf of the People of the State of California (“California”) against various oil companies for their use and handling of methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”). Defendants removed the action from state to federal court, and it was transferred to this Court as part of a large multi-district litigation (“MDL”) involving MTBE. California filed a motion to remand on the ground that removal of its action violated sovereign immunity, which this Court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- California v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
- In Re Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Research Reports Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003
- People v. McDonaldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
- In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- In Re Mtbe Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
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- In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
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