Companies Seek Approval Of $14M MTBE Settlement With Orange County Water District

Mealey's (January 25, 2019, 1:58 PM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A group of companies that make gasoline on Jan. 23 moved in California federal court seeking an order determining that a $14 million settlement of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) claims brought by a municipal water provider is in good faith for current and potential future remediation costs (Orange County Water District v. Unocal Corporation, et al., No. 03-1742, C.D. Calif.)....