Legal Opinion
City of Mishawaka v. Amerada Hess Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 9, 2005No. 04 Civ. 2055; 04 Civ. 1724; 04 Civ. 2056; 03 Civ. 2057; 04 Civ. 4990; Nos. 1:00-1898, M 21-88, MDL 1358(SAS)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this consolidated multi-district litigation, plaintiffs seek relief from defendants’ alleged contamination, or threatened con*266tamination, of groundwater with the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”). The parties have already engaged in extensive motion practice, and familiarity with the Court’s previous opinions is assumed.1 Gulf Oil Limited Partnership (“Gulf Oil LP”), Lassus Bros. Oil, Inc. (“Lassus Bros. Oil”), and 7-Eleven, Inc. (“7-Eleven”) now move pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (" Mtbe")District Court, S.D. New York · 2005