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.: 15-cv-578-WQH-AGS DISTRICT, a public corporation; and 12 CITY OF SAN DIEGO, a municipal ORDER corporation, Plaintiffs, v. MONSANTO COMPANY; SOLUTIA INC.; and PHARMACIA
CORPORATION,
18 Defendants. 19 HAYES, Judge: 20 The matter before the Court is the Motion for Summary Judgment of Affirmative 21 Defenses filed by Plaintiff San Diego Unified Port District. (ECF No. 426).
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1
23 On March 13, 2015, Plaintiffs San Diego Unified Port District (the “Port District”) 24 and the City of San Diego (the “City”) initiated this action by filing a Complaint. (ECF No. 25
27 1 The relevant factual background is set forth in the Court’s Order on Monsanto’s Motions for Summary 28 1). On August 3, 2015, the Port District and the City filed separate First Amended Complaints against Defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia Corporation (collectively, “Monsanto”). (ECF Nos. 24, 25). In its First …