Legal Opinion
Koch v. Hicks
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 20, 2007No. Nos. 1:00-1898, MDL 1358(SAS), M 21-88PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The Crossroads Exxon gasoline station in Fallston, Maryland, is one of hundreds of thousands of stations across the country that stores its gasoline in underground tanks. Residents and homeowners who live nearby have sued Exxon Mobil Corporation and the owner of the station (“Defendants”) because, according to the allegations, the station’s underground tanks have been leaking gasoline with methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”).1 These individual residents and homeowners have brought claims under Maryland law for (1) public nuisance,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In re Live Concert Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2007
- In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (" Mtbe") Prod.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- County of Suffolk v. Amerada Hess Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (" Mtbe") Prod.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
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