City of Pomona v. Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile SA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 2:11-cv-00167-RGK-JEM Date July 11, 2023 Title City of Pomona v. SOM North America Corporation

Present: The Honorable R. GARY KLAUSNER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Joseph Remigio Not Reported N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendant: Not Present Not Present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) Order to Show Cause Whether Remittitur is Appropriate In 2011, the City of Pomona (“Plaintiff”) sued SQM North America Corporation (“Defendant”), alleging products liability for a design defect in Defendant’s fertilizer that contaminated Plaintiff's drinking water with perchlorate. After the third trial in this matter, in 2021, a jury found Defendant liable and awarded Plaintiff $48,128,378. (ECF No. 744.) At the close of trial, Defendant renewed its Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or a New Trial, arguing that the jury’s liability finding was…