Legal Opinion
Albertson Water District v. Amerada Hess Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 9, 2009No. Master File No. 1:00-1898; MDL No. 1358 (SAS); No. M21-88PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SHIRAA. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Between September and November of 2008, these eight actions were filed in the Southern District of New York, each involving allegations relating to the defendants’ knowledge, use and handling of the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”). In each action, plaintiffs base their assertion of federal jurisdiction on the citizen suit provision of the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”).1 Each Complaint asserts a panoply of state law claims, over which this Court is asked to exercise supplemental jurisdiction based…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Briarpatch Limited, L.P., Gerard F. Rubin v. Phoenix Pictures, Inc., Michael Medavoy, Geisler Roberdeau, Inc., Terence MalickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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- In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (" Mtbe") Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2009