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MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

I.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs bring this action against defendant Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed”) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). Plaintiffs assert related state law claims for negligence, negligence per se, absolute liability for ultrahazardous activity, trespass, private nuisance, and public nuisance. Plaintiffs seek response costs under CERCLA; permanent injunctive relief; compensation for property losses, including stigma damages; certification of the property damage, personal injury and medical monitoring subclasses and the establishment of a method to address any individual issues regarding causation and damages; an order mandating the defendant to take every action necessary to assure all relief requested is attained and funded; maintenance of jurisdiction until all relief is obtained; attorneys’ fees and costs and interest; and punitive damages.

Defendant Lockheed operated aircraft manufacturing facilities at its Burbank site from 1929 through the early 1990’s. Lockheed used trichloroethylene (“TCE”), and perchloroethylene (“PCE”) through the 1970’s and part of the 1980’s. Lockheed…