Banks v. Ashland Oil Co.

MEMORANDUM.

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.

This consolidated case involves the discharge of allegedly hazardous vapors from the chemical plant of defendant Ashland Oil Company (“Ashland”), which allegedly caused plaintiff Jeffrey Lentine (“Len-tine”) personal injuries.

The complaint asserts three counts. Count I involves a claim of negligence; Count II asserts a claim in strict liability; and Count III alleges a claim for a violation of Pennsylvania’s Storage Tank and Spill Protection Act (“STSPA”), 35 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 6021.101, et. seq. The case is before the court pursuant to its…