Chevron, Others Can't Dodge Puerto Rico's MTBE Suit - McDermott Will & Emery

Chevron, Others Can’t Dodge Puerto Rico’s MTBE Suit

Overview


James Pardo, Lisa Gerson, Stephen Riccardulli and Michael Dillon continue to represent dozens of oil and gas companies in litigation by Puerto Rico alleging groundwater contamination from a common gasoline additive. A New York federal judge has ruled that Puerto Rico’s current suit can continue, but that it cannot be consolidated with a previous 2007 lawsuit.