Crescenta Valley Water District v. Exxon Mobil Corp., Mobil Oil Corp., Tosco Corp., Conocophillips Co., Unocal Corp., Union Co. of California, Chevron USA Inc., Chevrontexaco Corp., Texaco Refining and Marketing Inc., Equilon Enterprises LLC, Shell Oil Co., Ultramar Inc., Valero Refining Co., Valero Marketing and Supply Co., Atlantic Richfield Co.,
Published: Oct. 26, 2013 | Result Date: Oct. 15, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:07-cv-02630-JLS-AN Settlement – $5,600,000
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Duane C. Miller
(Miller & Axline PC)
Defendant
Robert E. Meadows
(King & Spalding LLP)
Charles C. Correll Jr.
(King & Spalding LLP)
Jeremiah J. Anderson
(King & Spalding LLP)
Patrick J. Cafferty Jr.
(Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP)
William D. Temko
(Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP)
Alison K. Beanum
(Clyde & Co US LLP)
Facts
Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) filed suit against multiple defendants, including the gas companies Chevron and Shell.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
CVWD argued that its well and groundwater supply had been contaminated, and that the gas companies were responsible for that contamination. They asserted causes of action for negligence, nuisance, and trespass, as well as strict liability claims for design defect and failure to warn.
Damages
CVWD sought damages of $39 million.
Result
CVWD settled with Shell Oil Company for $4.5 million; Chevron U.S.A. Inc. for $1.1 million.
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