In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:00-cv-01898

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Prop. Damage Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Vernon S. Broderick

Firms

Companies

Government Agencies

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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April 07, 2011
Oil Cos. Settle 11 Suits In Water Contamination MDL

Eleven plaintiffs resolved claims Wednesday against Getty Properties Corp. and Leemilt Petroleum Inc. in a multidistrict litigation in New York over groundwater contamination caused by methyl tertiary-butyl ether, the latest in a series of settlements in the matter.
March 18, 2011
7-Eleven, Calif. Agency Settle Enviro MDL For $1.7M

Over Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s objections, a New York federal judge approved Friday a $1.7 million settlement between 7-Eleven Inc. and Orange County Water District in a multidistrict litigation over groundwater contamination from gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
February 01, 2011
Citgo To Fight $1.7M 7-Eleven Deal In MTBE Case

Citgo Petroleum Corp. said Tuesday it would object to a possible $1.7 million deal between 7-Eleven Inc. and the Orange County Water District in the multidistrict litigation over groundwater contamination from gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
January 16, 2009
Calif. Water Plaintiffs Seek To Resolve MTBE Claims

California-American Water Co. and several California water districts involved in one part of the multidistrict litigation over methyl tertiary-butyl ether contamination are looking to settle their claims against Exxon Mobil Corp. and a group of remaining defendants.
January 13, 2009
Infant Plaintiffs In MDL Over MTBE Aim To Settle

The parents of three infant plaintiffs involved in one portion of the multidistrict litigation over methyl tertiary-butyl ether are seeking to settle, days before their particular case regarding the controversial gasoline additive is scheduled to go to trial.
January 08, 2009
More Defendants Settle In MDL Over MTBE

A few more defendants have dropped out of the multidistrict litigation involving methyl tertiary-butyl ether, choosing to settle rather than keep fighting the long-standing product liability case over the controversial gasoline additive.
December 12, 2008
MTBE Judge Rebuffs Bid To Delay Trial

The federal district judge overseeing the methyl tertiary-butyl ether multidistrict litigation has denied a request for an adjournment made by plaintiffs in an upcoming trial in the long-standing product liability case.
September 30, 2008
CORRECTED: 2 More Oil Cos. Join MTBE Medical Monitoring Deal

Lyondell Chemical Co. and Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. have joined a settlement that will provide 69 children and just over 300 adults in Wisconsin with cash compensation rather than medical monitoring services in a suit involving a gasoline additive that leaked into groundwater used by 153 public water providers in 17 states.
September 29, 2008
Judge Tosses Occidental From MTBE Suits

Occidental Chemical Corp. has been dismissed from a score of lawsuits brought by U.S. city environmental officials as part of the multidistrict litigation over carcinogenic methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
September 22, 2008
Slew Of Settlements Reached In MTBE Litigation

More than 40 individual lawsuits that were part of a consolidated case alleging gasoline refiners contaminated water with the carcinogen methyl tertiary-butyl ether were dismissed Thursday after settlements were reached.