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In Re: MTBE Products Liability Litigation, 10-4135-cv (L)

Publication Date: 2013-07-29
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Parker, Hall, and Carney, CJJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants the City of New York, the New York City Water Board, and the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority: Susan E. Amron, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, New York, NY; Victor M. Sher, Sher Leff LLP, San Francisco, CA, on the brief, Paul M. Smith, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC.
for defendant: For amicus curiae Natural Resources Defense Council, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Michael E. Wall, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA, Johanna Dyer, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY. For amicus curiae New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Paula T. Dow, Attorney General of New Jersey, George N. Cohen, Richard F. Engel, Deputy Attorneys General, Trenton, NJ; Michael Axline, Miller, Axline & Sawyer, Sacramento, CA. For Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Mobil Corporation: Traci L. Lovitt, Nicholas W. Haddad, Jones Day, New York, NY; Peter John Sacripanti, James A. Pardo, Lauren E. Handel, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Paul D. Clement, Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC. For amici curiae American Chemistry Council, American Coatings Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, the NFIB Small Business Legal Center, and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, in support of Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Donald W. Fowler, Eric G. Lasker, Hollingsworth LLP, Washington, DC; Donald D. Evans, American Chemistry Council, Washington, DC; Thomas J. Graves, American Coatings Association, Inc., Washington, DC; Quentin Riegel, National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, DC; Elizabeth Milito, NFIB Small Business Legal Center, Washington, DC; Robin S. Conrad, National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, DC. For amici curiae, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association and American Petroleum Institute, in support of Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Joseph R. Guerra, James R. Wedeking, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For amicus curiae The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., in support of Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Michael B. Mukasey, Anne E. Cohen, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY; Hugh F. Young, Jr., Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Reston, VA.
Case Number: 10-4135-cv (L)

Cite as: In Re: MTBE Lit., 10-4135-cv (L), NYLJ 1202612814095, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 26, 2013) 10-4135-cv (L) Before: Parker, Hall, and Car

Republic of Ecuador v. Chevron, 10-1020-cv (L)

Publication Date: 2011-03-22
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs,* Ch.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene C. Schaerr (Eric W. Bloom, Lauren M. Butcher, Gregory L. Ewing, C. Macneil Mitchell, On The Brief), Winston & Strawn Llp, Washington, Dc And New York, New York, For Petitioner-Appellant. Jonathan S. Abady (Ilann M. Maazel, O. Andrew F. Wilson, On The Brief), Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady Llp, New York, New York, For Plaintiffs-Appellants.
for defendant: Randy M. Mastro (Edward G. Kehoe, Daniel J. King, King & Spalding, New York, New York, Scott A. Edelman, Thomas G. Hungar, On The Brief), Gibson, Dunn, & CrutcheR Llp, New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, And Washington, Dc, For Defendants-Appellees. Daniel A. Cohen, Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard, LLP, New York, New York, for Amici Curiae Emergency Committee for American Trade and National Association of Manufacturers in support of Defendants-Appellees. Carter G. Phillips, Kathleen M. Mueller, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, Robin S. Conrad, Amar D. Sarwal, National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of Defendants-Appellees.
Case Number: 10-1020-cv (L)

Cite as: Republic of Ecuador v. Chevron, 10-1020-cv, NYLJ 1202487010245, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 17, 2011)Before: Jacobs,* Ch.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.

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