ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20192
No(s). 1:00-1898 (S.D.N.Y. Oct 1, 2015) (Scheindlin, J.)

A district court denied in part motions to dismiss as time barred Puerto Rico's lawsuit against various oil companies for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) groundwater contamination. Under Puerto Rico law, once the defendant has established that the injury occurred more than one year prior to the f...