Defective Design Claims Get 2nd Try In Puerto Rico MTBE MDL - McDermott Will & Emery

Defective Design Claims Get 2nd Try In Puerto Rico MTBE MDL

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Peter Sacripanti, James Pardo and Michael Dillon continue to defend major oil companies in a New York federal court lawsuit by Puerto Rico, accusing the companies of groundwater contamination from a common gasoline additive. The judge in the case will reconsider an earlier decision dismissing the plaintiff’s claims as defectively designed.