Citgo to Settle New Hampshire Lawsuit Over Gas Additive MTBE
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Citgo Petroleum Corp. reached an agreement with New Hampshire to be dismissed from an $816 million trial over groundwater contamination while a settlement is completed, as a witness testified that 2 percent of the state’s private wells are polluted with hazardous levels of the chemical MTBE.
“The parties stipulate that Citgo Petroleum shall be severed from the above captioned case until such time as a consent agreement between Citgo and the state is filed with the court,” the parties said in a court filing dated Jan. 15 and signed by Nate Eimer, a lawyer for Citgo, and New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Mary E. Maloney.