California Court of Appeal

Judgment for defendants in an action under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act by plaintiff alleging that plumbing parts manufactured and/or distributed by defendants discharged lead into sources of California drinking water is affirmed over plaintiff's claims of error relating to the interpretation and applicability of a repealed regulation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/04/2006
• Published 01/05/2006

Judges

• MUNTER, J.**

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew Lloyd Packard,Law Offices of Andrew L. Packard, San Francisco, CA, Brian Gaffney, Oakland, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bingham McCutchen, Trenton H. Norris, Tyler B. Theis, San Francisco, for Respondent: NIBCO Inc., McQuaid Bedford & Van Zandt, Michael J. Van Zandt, Neil R. Bardack, Chelsea M. Bonini, San Francisco, for Respondents: John M. Frey Co., Inc, Kitz Corporation, Valve & Fitting, Inc., Milwaukee Valve Co., Inc., Mueller Industries, Inc., Smith Cooper International and LDR Industries, Inc., Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish, Kurt Weissmuller, Stephanie A. Jones, Los Angeles, for Respondents: Watts Industries, Watts Regulator Company, Waxman Industries, Inc., and Western American Manufacturing., Dillingham & Murphy, Edward E. Hartley, San Francisco, for Respondent: Pace Supply Corporation., McDermott, Will & Emery, David R. Gabor, for Respondent: W.W. Grainger., Foley & Lardner, E. Patrick Ellisen, Kimberly Dodd, Palo Alto, for Respondent: Cash Valve, Inc., Paul, Hastings, et al., W. Toliver Besson, Joshua Hamilton, Los Angeles, for Respondent: Crane Company., Steefel, Levitt & Weiss, Barry W. Lee, Constance E. Norton, San Francisco, for Respondents: Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., Slakey Brothers, Inc., Lee Meyers Co., Irvine Pipe & Supply, Menon Pipe & Supply Co., Inc. Express Pipe and Supply Co., Inc., Bell Pipe & Supply Co., Inc.Golden West Pipe & Supply, The Plumbler's Warehouse dba Indiana Plumbing Supply, Hajoca Corp., Smarden-Hatcher Company, Hirsch Pipe & Supply and Key Industries, Inc., Stanzler, Funderburk & Castellon, Ruben A. Castellon, William W. Funderburk, Jr., for Respondents: Conbraco Industries, Inc. Grinnell Corporation and Griswold Industries/Cla-Val Co., Kahn, Soares & Conway, Alison R. Siegel, for Respondent: CMB Industries, Inc., Kupfer Law & Mediation, Coralie Kupfer, Pasadena, for Respondent: Zurn Industries.