United States Second Circuit
In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability Litigation, 15-3934
In consolidated multi-district litigation arising from contamination of groundwater in Orange County, California from various oil companies' use of the gasoline additive MTBE, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants on res judicata grounds as a consequence of earlier consent judgments entered in California state court resolving similar suits against defendants brought by the Orange County District Attorney, is vacated and remanded where the record does not sufficiently establish that the Orange County District Attorney and the Orange County Water District-plaintiff were in privity.
Appellate Information
- Published 2017/06/12
Judges
- PARKER
Court
- United States Second Circuit