Legal Opinion
In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 3, 2007No. Nos. 1:00 1898, MDL 1358 SAS, M 21-88PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In November 1988, a pipeline transporting petroleum products from Texas to Illinois released thousands of gallons of gasoline onto a property known as Danhausen Farm in Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.1 “A pool of gasoline about 450 feet by 50 feet appeared among fields of corn and soybeans,” according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.2
The gasoline contained a number of additives including MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether), various byproducts, and BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes).3 An…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Glenn Gates v. Rohm & Haas CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- In Re Refco, Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- Gintis v. Bouchard Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
- In Re Mtbe Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
- Gates v. Rohm & Haas Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
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