San Diego Unified Port District v. Monsanto Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT Case No.: 3:15-cv-00578-WQH-AGS DISTRICT, a public corporation; and CITY OF SAN DIEGO, a ORDER municipal corporation, Plaintiffs, 14 v. 15 MONSANTO COMPANY, SOLUTIA INC., and PHARMACIA CORPORATION, Defendants. 19 HAYES, Judge: 20 The matter before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the 21 Alternative, Partial Summary Judgment against the City of San Diego. (ECF No. 421).
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
23 On March 13, 2015, Plaintiffs San Diego Unified Port District (“Port District”) and 24 the City of San Diego (“the City”) initiated this action by jointly filing a Complaint against 25 26 27 28 Defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation (collectively, “Monsanto”). (ECF No. 1). On August 3, 2015, the City filed an Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 24). On September 28, 2016, the Court granted Monsanto’s Motion to Dismiss the City’s Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 81). On December 22, 2016, the…