Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 7, 2022
Plastic companies must face pollution class action in California court
“We are extremely pleased that this latest attempt to slow down the case has been rejected by the court. This decision allows this case to proceed to trial and ultimately have these global plastic manufacturers and distributors held accountable for what they are doing to California’s waterways,” said Mark Molumphy of Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP.
Major food, beverage and consumer products businesses accused of being responsible for a substantial portion of the plastic pollution in California waterways and coasts must face the lawsuit against them in California, a San Mateo County judge ruled.
Judge Raymond V. Swope ruled last week that the argument some defendants put before him, that San Mateo lacks the personal jurisdiction for this case, was invalid. Swope found that plaintiff E...
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