Long Beach Oil Development Co., v. City of Long Beach
Jul 09, 2007OUTCOME: Action Dismissed After Summary Judgment
Obtained summary judgment dismissing multimillion dollar CERCLA contribution claim against the City of Long Beach.
Los Angeles, CA
Oil and gas Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Oil & Gas, Antitrust & Trade Law, Litigation
OUTCOME: Action Dismissed After Summary Judgment
Obtained summary judgment dismissing multimillion dollar CERCLA contribution claim against the City of Long Beach.
OUTCOME: Favorable Settlement
Member of joint litigation team against major oil companies for conspiracy to underprice crude oil, recovering $3.5 billion for California natural gas and electricity customers and over $30 million for ... the City of Long Beach.
OUTCOME: Summary Judgment Reversed
California Court of Appeals overturned summary judgment that had been granted in favor of General Motors on Plaintiffs' causes of action for fraud, breach of contract and unfair business practices, as ... well as in favor of General Motors' causes of action for collection and to enforce guarantees.
OUTCOME: Judgment for Defendant reversed; Summary Judgment for Plaintiff
Mr. McMahon successfully convinced the Federal Circuit to rule that sales of crude oil by the City of Long Beach were exempt from price controls under the Economic Stabilization Act and to overturn a j ... udgment in favor of Exxon for alleged overcharges by the City. Because Exxon’s claim was predicated on its contention that the City was not exempt, its claims for overcharges were effectively dismissed by the Federal Court’s Decision.
OUTCOME: Summary Judgment for Defendants reversed
The Ninth Circuit reversed summary judgment against Defendant oil companies charged with price fixing of crude oil resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars of damages to Plaintiffs.