Suffolk County Water Authority v. Dow Chemical Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hinds-Radix, J.
The Suffolk County Water Authority (hereinafter the SCWA) operates public water drinking systems and supplies drinking water to thousands of residents and businesses in Suffolk County. On July 12, 2010, the SCWA commenced this action against a number of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of perehloroethylene (hereinafter PCE), a chemical commonly used in dry cleaning, and manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of dry cleaning equipment intended for use with PCE. The SCWA alleged that the defendants were responsible for the contamination of many…
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