Mealey's (May 2, 2016, 9:15 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A third-party defendant in a groundwater contamination lawsuit on April 28 filed a brief in New York federal court, arguing that the third-party plaintiff should not be permitted to amend its complaint because its claims are “futile” (The Plumbing Supply LLC v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp., et al., No. 14CV3674, S.D. N.Y.).

(Brief available. Document #15-160503-013B.)

Allegations

Plumbing Supply LLC owns a store called Faucet Works in Eastchester, N.Y., which is physically situated between two gas stations. CPD NY Energy Corp. has owned and...