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REV 973 LLC v. John Mouren-Laurens, et al

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Case Number:

2:98-cv-10690

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

Dale S. Fischer

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  1. May 08, 2023

    Judge Still Won't Enforce $7.6M LA Oil Contamination Deal

    The former owners of Southern California oil processing sites accused of contaminating a petroleum facility near Los Angeles can't enforce a $7.6 million deal settling a dispute with the facility's current owner over liability for cleanup costs, a California federal judge ruled Monday.

  2. April 26, 2023

    Cos. Say New Oil Site Owner Is Holding Settlement Hostage

    The former owners of Southern California oil processing sites are accusing the new owner of holding settlement options hostage to wrongfully profit from their nearly quarter-century-long legal fight, and are imploring a federal court to reconsider enforcing the agreement, as the state attorney general intervenes.

  3. April 19, 2023

    LA Oil Site Owner Says Cos. Can't Enforce $7.6M Cleanup

    The new owner of an old Los Angeles-area oil processing site urged a federal judge not to reconsider a settlement agreement she denied in March, saying the old owners' previous arguments contradict their new assertions why it should be re-examined. 

  4. April 06, 2023

    Oil Cos. Ask Judge To Enforce $7.6M LA Oil Cleanup Deal

    Oil companies accused of contaminating a defunct Los Angeles-area petroleum complex again asked a California federal judge to enforce a $7.6 million settlement agreement that ends a decadeslong dispute with the facility's new owner over environmental cleanup costs.

  5. March 29, 2023

    Judge Won't OK $7.6M LA Oil Contamination Settlement Yet

    A California federal judge has hit the brakes on greenlighting a settlement agreement between new and ex-owners of a former Los Angeles-area oil processing site, saying there are still matters that need to be resolved before ending the nearly 25-year litigation over contamination cleanup costs.

  6. January 31, 2023

    Oil Cos. Want $7.6M LA Contamination Settlement Approved

    The former owners of two defunct oil processing sites in the Los Angeles area are looking to bring an end to nearly 25 years of litigation, asking a federal judge to approve their $7.6 million settlement with the new owner for cleanup costs from contaminated groundwater and soil.

  7. April 08, 2022

    Credit Bill Rule Doesn't Apply To Superfund Claims

    A California federal judge refused to limit what the current owner of a contaminated property can collect from a past owner, holding in an apparent issue of first impression that the state's credit bid rule can't be applied to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act claims.

  8. July 05, 2016

    $16M Compton Superfund Settlement Tossed As Too Vague

    A federal judge on Friday rejected a $16 million settlement that would have resolved some of the contamination liability claims at a former oil processing site in Compton, California, ruling that the deal was "obviously" too broad in barring future claims against past owners of the site and too vague about where the money would go.

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