Legal Opinion
In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 29, 2007No. Master File No. 1:00-1898; MDL No. 1358 (SAS); No. M21-88PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiffs in these cases, residents and business owners in the hamlet of Fort Montgomery, New York, live in the vicinity of two gasoline stations found or suspected to have leaked gasoline into the soil. After water from plaintiffs’ private wells tested positive for contamination with methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”), a chemical compound that certain companies began adding to gasoline in 1979,1 plaintiffs brought these actions against the gas station owners and suppliers. Plaintiffs claim that the MTBE contamination…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Knox v. Jones GroupDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2016
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