ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20324
No(s). 10-CV-02944 (N.D. Cal. Oct 3, 2011) (Koh, J.)

A district court held that the owner of a restaurant may seek prospective damages, and possibly punitive damages, against an oil company for damages stemming from a leaking UST at a neighboring gas station. To obtain prospective damages for nuisance or trespass, the owner must prove that the contami...