Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Exxon Mobil
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 24, 2013No. B242458PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZELON, J.—
INTRODUCTION
In April of 2010, over 700 plaintiffs filed a toxic tort action alleging injury from exposure to environmental contamination at a low-income housing complex constructed on a former oil storage facility. Defendants filed a demurrer arguing that the action was time-barred because the allegations in the complaint demonstrated plaintiffs knew, or should have known, of the environmental contamination several years before filing suit. The trial court sustained the demurrer without leave to amend against a subset of approximately 100 plaintiffs who admitted receiving…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- CAMSI IV v. Hunter Technology Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1991
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