In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation

Filing 3795

DECLARATION of Brent H. Allen in Support re: (235 in 1:04-cv-04973-SAS) MOTION for Settlement Defendant Coastal Chem, Inc.'s Notice of Motion and Motion for Good Faith Settlement.. Document filed by Coastal Chem, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 01, #2 Exhibit 02, #3 Exhibit 03, #4 Exhibit 04, #5 Exhibit 05, #6 Exhibit 06, #7 Exhibit 07, #8 Exhibit 08, #9 Exhibit 09, #10 Exhibit 10)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:00-cv-01898-SAS-DCF, 1:04-cv-04973-SAS(Allen, Brent)

Exhibit 2

sctüGmcrt Agrc.e3lt úd RËlèñc Bctxyrcn
Ctry of$lrsao ud Co¡¡t¡l Clæm

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SETIÍ,EMENT ^ûGREEMENT AFÍD RET,EA,SE
This Settlemsnt Aifeement And Relcass ('Settlement and Release") ís made between the
ÇrW of

Frcno,("Crt/)

ancl Coastal Chem, Ino., n/k/a Coscol Petoleum Company

('Coætal

Churr") rcgarding the sÊttleme,üt of all claims betweeû tbem ln the litigaton cryËorcdÛity
Ftasr:ø v. Clzewon ll.S.A. Inc., et q1,,04 Civ. 04973 (SAS)
daæ set

(the Litigátion'),

lorth below. Tbese parties a¡e refened þ hereín collecdvely

tndtvidually

as a

r?arty,"

as the

as

of

ofthe effeotive

'?arties' and

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RDCITáLS

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On or abor¡t Octobcr 23,2}03rtlre City ftled a complaint

Superior Conrt, entitlcd

Cþ

Í¡

San Franqisco County

of FYesno v, Chnron US.A, Inc., ef ø1, sceklugmoney damages

and deolaratoryrclief againstcc¡tain membøs ofthc gæolinc

industy ('Defendaub) who

allegedly nanufuctured, disbibuterl, or tansported gasolino oontâiûing methyl tertiary butyl
ether

('MTBE ) that was ultÍmataly delivøed to servicc staüons iu the Cþ of F¡esno. The City

alleges that gasoline containiug

MIBE

was rcleased at cerhin gasolíne stadon sltos

inthe City of

Fresno and conhminated and/or tbr€atens to oontaminate ths City's water system, The City
oontends

tlüt

such rçleases could b¿vo been prevmted

if Defendarrts, including Coastal Chem,

had provided adequate wamings and ínstruúio¡s regårding MTBE and its propcr handling,
Based onthese allegæions, the City asserted cn¡ses of actionfor sûict liability (failue to wam),
uegtigeuoe,

tequss, and nuisa¡ce, and claims th¡t Coashl Chem ls responslbte, inpart, for tho

darnagps tbs City ol¡inrs to ú¿ve

allegations agginst

it.

nffered. Coast¿l Chem denies thi$ claim a¡d all othor material

The Litigation rlras

reúovd

to $cde¡al Corrt a¡d is cunently pending as

SdÍcÍænt AglaØart ¡¡dRclc¡¡o Beston
CltyofFrtsuo lrd Oo¡rul Orcm

tl¡

part of anationwide Eultídisbict litigatíon in the Southern District

ofNy York styled Iz re;

Metþl Tertlary Butyl Ether ("trtlBï") Producß LtøbIIþ Líltgatton,MDL

B.

1358.

¡

Coastal Chem a¡d the City, without any adorission of liability aod solely to avoid

the elpense and bu¡rden of fi¡tt¡re litigatíon, now desire to settle the Litigadon prior to auy vcrdict
or finding of liabilrtÍ and prior

to.

all of the evidence being presented t0 the coûrt or any appvals

ûom any of the desÍsio¡s or rulings rendc¡ed to this point in tho Litigation, all dÍsputas between
tbem adsing û,om tbs Lidgaûon, and all Claims (as dcfinetl bclow) relarcd thereto, Ia euLriug

into this Settlement and Reteasg no Pa¡ty makes åny admission of a¡ly fact, rcsponsibitity, fûult,

orliability.

II.
AGREEMENT
Based upou thè

nbiAf

set forth above and

in conside¡ation ofthe mutual promlses and

conslderation hereinafrer'ilesoribed, it is agreed æ follows:

1.

' Rele¡se by the Ctty.

a.

Tho City hereby releases a¡¡d forcver disohargcs Coastal Chem and its

past, presenf, aûd fiJtuts rel¡ted cntities, par€,nt companies, ultimate pareut oompanies, afElíates,
subsldiaries, joint vcntu,es, parbcrships, prcdcèossors, sr¡cc€ssoË, assigns, and all othe'r persons
and entífles for whosc acts or ortissions Coastal Chern oould be hold lcgally responsible, ,

inoluding but not limited to Coastal Chem, Inc., Coastal Ðerby Refirung Compary, Coastal
Bagle Poirrt Otl Compan¡ Coastal Mart, I¡o,, Coastal Mobile Re,finilc Conpan¡ Coastal Oil

NewBngland,Ino;, Coætãl OilNewYork, Inc., Coasüal RË'ñning & Markcting, Inc., Coastal
Sbtes Trading, Ilrc,, Cosbel FeEolsr¡¡u Corporatior¡ Coscol Petoler¡m Corporation, Colo¡ado

On or about October 28, 2004, while tbis litigation was pending iu Fedoral Court, the
City filed an amended coûrplaÍnt captioncd First Anended OomplaÍnt
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CIS ofFrcrno urd Corsbl Ctran

lhr

Oil and Gas Corporation, Derby Refining CompaoS H Paso Corporation,.El Paso CGP
Compan¡ El Paso CGP Company L,L,C,, El Paso Enerey Corporatiot¡ El Paso Merch¡nt
Encrgy-Petroleum CompanS and t}e Coastal Corporation, logethor with all their current anrl
former rospective offfcers, employees, dir€ctors, paftrtrs, nomben, sha¡eholdøs, officials,
agents, aocou¡rtatrts, attornqp, insuranoe sariers atrd reinsruors, sureties, rqrræeotatives,

indqlcndent contastorsr consultants, advisors, and all succsssors, assigns and personlentities in

privity \¡etth'uy one or more of such persons/entities (lhe "Rcleæed Partics'), of and tom all
Cl¿ins (as dofinerl below) that h¿ve been or could h¿ve beeu asserteil in the Litigation at atry
tlmo up ttuougb tåe ei<ecution of this Seülemont anil Relea.s€ against the Released Prties based
on stry and all oont¡uinâtion of,, impacis úo, ortluoat of coutarnination of, or impaots ûo, any

of

tlre City's waúer wells ûom the release of gasolinc or its componcnþ including but not linÍted to

MTBE and TBA.

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b.

For ¡rurposes of this Sottlement a¡d Releæg "Claims' means any and áll

demands, actions, carises of action, suib, obligations, assessments, damages,liabilitios,

investígation oosts, fomcdiation costq rqstoradon oosts, othor costs, tosses, or oxpensËs
(inoludiog attomeys' fees and orpert wÍtness fees) of any kind or natue rvt¡stsoever (whether
legal or equitabie, past, pfescdt or frttue, ascertained or rrnasoertaíned, Ioown or unlmown,
nupectod or unbuspeoted),'æising out o4 rclat¡ng to, orrcsulting

ûon:

S) the desigr¡

manufaotr¡re; Eansportation or sale of any gasoline containing Covered Subs&nces (as dofined

below), or anjr Covercd'Substances the,mselves, the foreseeable r¡se of which allegedly has or

will

d"mage or inærferc wítb the City's usuftrctuary or othor rights; (ü) asüal or threafsned

$ound wafer conta¡nination wÍttrinthe Cþ of Fresno ùom Covered Subshnces (as dcûncd
b"loo'); (iÍi) actual or threatpned coutamination.of tbe City of Frpsno's wator sysûem ftom

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CItyof Frcsno ndCcst¡l Chcm

Cor¡e¡ed Subshuoçs

tanr¡f¿sture{ sold, m$keted, stored, refiued, supplisd, distributed ur

o<cbanged by the Released Parties; (rv) the City's lnvæHgaüon utd/ortçmediatio¡r of any such
actual or tl¡eateoed contamination, and any ottrer astion or rçE onss

uísi¡g out of, relating to, or

resulting from strch actual or tltreatçued contamination;'(v) any opøatiols ofthe Releaæd

Puties $,itbin the City of Fresno pdor

ûo

thc d¿tc ofthis Settlcmcnt and Raleasc vúioh allegcdly

contibutedto any zuch aptual or tbr"a¡ened groundwater contaminqtion ûom òovercd
Substanoes, and/or the artual or th¡ealened contauination of the

City's water systcm from

Covered Substances; (vi) any faÍlure by the Released iarties to clean up or remove any Covøcd
Substa¡ces

fiom groundwarer or soil on, under, or near any rolease sþ and (vü) aoy fact or

circumstance'that bas or sould have becu raised as

put

of the

t itigation

against the Releascd

Pæties.

c.

"Covered Substancos" sball mean: gasolÍne, benzong toluenq ethyl

b€nzene, :rylenes,

lvf[BE, tertiary butyl alcohol f'TBA"), dilsopropyl ether ("DIPB), tertiary

amyl methyl ether

('TAIr&"),

ettranot

tertiry butyl ether (ETBE '),

ethanol, or any other

pebolerun hydrocarboq gasoline constituent, oxygotrato, additive, or compöuent thsreof

(includin! witlrout limit¡itibn my dêg¡adadoo proäo.t or byproduc.ts of any sucË oompouuds),
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'Apart'ûomthe Releåsed Partíos, the City is not releasìng any other

perrties

to the Litigadon or any üon-partieq and the relcased Claíms do uot onconpass any Claim against
any other person or entÍty, íncludiug any other dofcndants

ir

the Litþation and inoluding (but not

limitçd to) any other person or entity who mæufroture4 refined, disûibuted, sold and/or
supplied gtttoline to any faoility inconhoversy íuthc Litigation.

2,

CousideratÍo!"

As considemtioir
shall do tho

folloivingr'

ioiAe
:

r... 1,:'i

wc3nE0s97ws

foregoing releases,lhe Partiss to this Settlemsnt and Rele¿se

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SËÍlcrtËntAgÉ?lrcut!¡d

GS ofF¡rs¡o

Rclcrso ÞG¡w.ø th?
¡¡rd Coæhl Chcar

a.

ltrithin 10 brsiness dap after exeoution ofthis Settlement

aral Release by

the Parties, Coastal Chem shall file withthe cowt íu the Litigation a motion for a¡ ord,er

this settlemont to bs in good fairh in acoordance wttb sections 877 and'8?7.6 of tho
Catifornia Code of Civil P¡ocedr¡re. Altomativel¡ Coastal Chemmay maks

an Applíoation

for

Ordar Determiuing Good Faith Settlenentpursu¡¡tto Code of Civilhoce.dwe section
877.6(a)Q).

b.

Withitr 30 days ofthe date on whichthe cnurt euters an order approviu-g

this Settlement atrd Release

as a godd

faith settlement and sonfir¡ning that the Released Pa¡ties

are entitled ûo protection agaínst contibution claims pursuant to CatifoniÉ Code of Ctvil
Procedu¡e Scctiou 877,6, Coastal Chem shall pay to the City the total sum of Two Hr¡ndred
Thousand Dollars ($200;000) (tb€ "sottlement Pa¡,roenf) to be paid as followsi at Coastål

Chem's option, eitherby'check payable to "Millor, Aùdine & Sawyer, A Professional
Corporation, Client Tn¡st'Accounf,'(1050 Fulton Avemrg Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95825) or
by wire tansfø to

*Miiler dxline & Sawyer, A Profession4l Corpòradon, Client Tnrst Accourt"

(Bank ofAmericao 9 Park CenterDrivq Særanento, CA 95825jph, 916-878-3109; Apcor¡nt

#16Ø2-08512; MRouting #12 1000358), füo tax identiñc¿tion number for Miller, Axline &
Savryer is 94-2.706559. The Settlemgnt Payme,nt does not rcprasent a pe¡ment of pr:nitive
damages, and ls intsnded to oompensate Fresno for injury and damages tl¡atFresno hrs or may

$ffer as a result

of thg atlegations in the Liügation, Any disnibuticm of tbe settlement pa¡ment

among Fræno and its counsel is a mattér

llut is solcþ

betweeu the¡g and is solely their concqm.

F¡esno and its cor¡rscl agree tliat Coastal Chen's pa¡ment obligation is satisfied immediatcly

u¡nn delivuiug tbe chedk or nrakingtip wirc hansftr, and neíther Fresno nor its corusel shall

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Gty ofPcno ud Co¡l¡l Chem

lookto Coastal Chem for any additional monies ot paymcut after pa¡meot has be¿n made
pursuant to this subpragraph

c.

Withiu five business days of lts receipt of the ff¡al peyment fron Coastal

Chem, the City shall dismiss the Litigation against Coashl Chem witb prpjudice.

All

Pa¡tics to

this Settlement aud Release shall bear ttEir onm atúorne¡rs' fees, expenses and costs in
connecdoû witb ttre Litigation.

d,

The City shall oooperate in securing court approval in tho LÍtlgatiou of the

settlement between th,e Parties as onc made in gooil faith by filing appropriate papors with thc

court and/or appearing at any hearing(s) to oonsider those papcrs, if necossary.

3.

.

TV¡íver..

\tlitb reqpeotJb, ald subjeut úo the tøms of, the release sontained in paragraph 1 above,
the Cíty expresly waives any rights or betrofits availablc urder seotion 1542 of ths C¿lifomia

Civil Code, whichprovides

.

as

follows:

A GEhIERAL RDLEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS
TVHTCH TIIE CREDIIOR DOES NOT KNOïV OR
SUSPECT TO EXIST IN EIS OR HER FAVOR AT TEE
TIMD OF EXECUTINC TEE RELDASE TVHICH ¡T
KT{OIVN EY*EIM OR IIER MUST EA\¡E IT{ÀERIALLY
A¡'FECTEII HIS OR IIER SETTLEMENT WITIT THE
DEBTOB.

, 4,

'Cohditlons Precede¡t

This Settlement

a¡rd Releasç

mtl all obligatious of the Pardes horeto a¡r conditioned upon

obtaining conrt approval of the settlement in the Lítigadon as a good faith settlemsnt as that term
is defined in Califo¡nia Code of Civil Prooeduie section 877.6. Ifthe court does not approve the
settleor.ent as a good faith settlçmenÇ any Party shall be e¡rtitlecl to petition the proper oourt to

reviqÀ' the dete.Ímination.

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City of FFs¡o

üd Co¡ld (lrcm

5.

NoAdmis¡ion.

This Settlemetrt and Release ís a compromise of disputed claims as to whioh the Parties
,

þ¿ve not had au oppornrnity to present all their claims and er¡Ídc,nce, nor havo they bad the

opportruríty to appeal any decisions or nrlings rendered in the Lidgaüon This Setlcment and

Rut"*F firlly aud fi¡all¡, settles all Clqimo bythe City against the Released Partios,
any furlficr actio¡s ageinst the Released Pa¡ties in the

Litigatiol, The Parties

and prevents

agrve that ín lighf

of

the expenses of fiutherlitigation, the rmcerbÍnty of anypossibls verdiot and a¡y appeals which

might have been sæcessfi¡l if pr¡sued, the amount ofmonies paid shoutd not be congbnrod as

an¡hing othc¡ than the comproniso of disputed liability. Neither the paymcnt of any
consideration hereunder nor anytblng contaiaed inthis Settiement and Relesse shsll þe
interpreted or co¡stued to be an admission on the part oB nor to the prejudise of, any parson
herelo. The Relcased Parties expressly deny any and all liability associated with or ¡elatcd æ ttre

Claims,

6.

Wrrrantyof Rþhts,

Each penon whó exeoutes this Sottleruent md Rptease on bct¡alf of a corporation, cíty,

govemnental
?getroyr

parhership;joirt venttue, unincorporateä associatlon, or othor cntÍty

repr€sonts and wa¡rants to eac,h Party hercto that ho or she hás the aufhority of the sharcholdøs
' or members

frop

of said entityto do so; rind agreés to'indem¡út and bold ha¡mless each otber Party

any slaim that sr¡ch authpríty did not e:rist. The City represents and warrmts thal it has not

sold, assigrred, bansfer¡cd, couveyed, or othorwÍse disposed of any Claims covered by the
rclcase set forth in Pal:ag[aph 1,

qd

agrees to hold

iu-rtess the

a¡ryonc æserts sugh Ctaius against any of the Rclcased PaÍiee

7,

Bin¡l Settlément

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Relea.sed Parties in tho ovenf tlrat

il

the fi¡true.

$ctllcnntÂgnrmcnt ¡¡l¡l R¡lclsc BütËn úç
CityofS¡es¡o r¡d Co¡strl Cltcm

of

The Parties u¡dersÞnd and agfÊc that this Settlèment and Release sh¡ll aot as e r€lease

all fr¡hue Claims whether suoh Cla¡Es are our¡ently kuown, tmknoltn, foreseon, orunforcsçen,
The Pa¡ties r¡udersts¡rd a¡¡d acknowledgo the sipifioauoe and consequence ofthe speoifis waiver
of Cattfomia Civil Code section 1542 describcd abovo and hereby assume fulI responsíbility for
any íqir¡ry, loss, d"-age or liability that may hereafter be iDouÍed by reæon of or related to the
mattors alleged in fhe LitÍgæion or raised by said diqpuæ or dofined as Claims he¡ein.

8.

EntÍreÂgreomont;NoModiÊcatlon.

Each Party individually and collectivoly decla¡es and represents ftat no promiscs,
inducements, or other agreenents

rot expressly contained hprcin havo

beon nade

witl

rÇgåral

to

the settlement of the Litigàtiory that thls Settleme,nt and Release contains the entirc agrcement
betweeu the Pa¡ties hereto with respect to the subjoct mattor of the Litígation; and that thc terms

of this Settlemc¡¡t and Relåse ari¡'ooúûactual a¡d not tccitals only. All prior agreenen$ and
r¡nderstandings, oral agreemeûts and wtítings rogrding the mattorr sst forth h€,Íeh are e:rprcssly
supersetfed herèby a¡rä are

ofno fi¡rther force ot effecl This Settlement and Releasc mdy not be

ina¡y

alteüed, anended, o¡ modifibd

rçspest except by arvriting duly exeouted by tbe Party to be

charged.

9.
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BindtngEftènt

This Sottlement and Releasþ shall

inrc

to the bcnefit of each Party he¡eûo and bs¡refit

thoreby theirpredecass'ors,'suocessors, subsidíaries, aftiliatos, rqlrtsentatives, ag@b, ofrcers,

directors, orrployeesr'änd personal represontatiVcs, pæt, prese,ut and fr¡turc. The court shall
retain jrrisdictìon in Sóuthemr

Dsfrict ofNew York

Case

No. 04 Civ. 04973 (SAS) to etforce

the terms ofthis Settléucnt,
Coastal Clierr represents antl warrants that its agen! whioh has Ëxesuted this Sçttlemeut

a¡d Release on Coastal Chcm's behalf, is ùily authorized

woònz¿oss'ts

I

ûo

do so, and that its exe¡utiou of tha

$úttcncnl Agrvcwot a¡rd Rclca* Boüvæn úr¿
Clry ofrrwro rnd Corcl¡¡Cl¡cn

Settlenent and Rele¿se is'valid and blnding

as to Coastal

Chem. Coastal Chem rcprcsÊûts and

\{,ana¡ts th¿t t¡E undersigned bas all requisitg pow€r to execute, bind, delivú, and perform tbis
SEttlement and Release on behalf of Coastal Chem and that this Settlement and Release has

b6€ú1 .

duly and valídly sxecutcd and deliverBd by him as Coastal Che.m's ccporale rcpresentativa

witl not oballonge or contest the validity of úis Ssttlement

Coastal Chem fi¡rther warr¿nts that it
and Release and

tlat,it fo¡eve¡ waives any defense to iE valid¡ty, includiry auy deÞDse based on

any cl¡im the Settlement and Release

10.

lsultaylreq

or otherrryise void.

X'urtherl)ocuments,

To the extent any doouments

are required

to be e><ecuted to effectuate this Settlement and

Release, each Party hereto agfees to çxeü¡te aod delivcr such otber and fi¡fhcr dooumeuts as

may be requitod'to catry out thc'tcrms of this Settlement and Rele¿se.

11.

X'urther ActionS.

To the ørtent any actions arerequired to be takento effestuste this Settlement and
Release, each Parly hûeto agtçes to take said actÍons as may be required to carry out thc úcrms

thìs Settlement and Releasc

12,

Leg"l Reprtxentation/Srtisfactionwfth Terms,

In executing this 'Settlemeût.and Release, the Parties acknowlodge that tbcy havc
consulted with'and had the advice ând counsel of an attorney of their choosing who is duiy
admiued to practice in the State of Califomía" or had the option of doing so, oonoerning the

advisability ofexecuting this Settleurent and R¡lease and the meaning of Çalifomia Civil Corte
Seotion

lS4tthatthey

are s¡tisficd withthe terms incorporated hercin, whioh represent a

ûúl

and faír settlement, and that they have executed thÍs Serttlement and ReleFse after independent

investigation and witho¡rt any

fom offraud.

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13.

Unknown/UnanticþatedO¡Íms.

Eaoh of the Parties is awarc tbat it may hereaûcr discovø Claims or facts that were

unknown or unanticipated at the time this Settlement ard Relcasc was exeouted, in addition to or

differsst ûom tbose it now knoy¡s or believes to be tue with respect to tho matters ¡eleased
pr¡rsua¡tto this Settlement andRelease, whichmÍgbt have materially affected its deoisiou to
cxccutc this Settlement and Releæe, Nevertheless, it is tùe intention ofthe Parties to fully¡

ûn¡lly and forever settle
Or hAVE EXISICd.

and release all such ClaÍms rclcasod above that do now exist, may Ëxist,

THE SETTLING ÉA TruS EXPRESSLY åSSTTME THE RISK OX'

STICE I'IqKNOÏVN A.¡II} IJNAI{TICIPATED CLAIMS AND AGREE THAT THIS

NT APPITIES TO ALL SUflI IJNKNO1VN AI{I} UNAI{TICIPÀTtsD

cf,,ArMs, rNcLrJrtrxa

erw enrsrnc ouT oF .aNY LEA¡(,S, sPILLs, oR

DISCIIARCESOFGA,SOLINE.'

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Voiuutary ¡nd KnowingRelerro.

Each Party sigiring this Seülement dnd Releæe ¡E)r€serits and wanants that each of them:

(i) read, knows and undersh¡lds thc conte,rrts hereof; (ii) has executcd this Settlement and
Relesse

voluntarilf (uÐ has not

besn influshoed by any person or persons or'attorrrcy actÍng on

behalf of any party; and'(Ð un¿ø*anai'tbåt after signing this Settlemcnt a¡d Rçleaso, eaoh
Party caurot prbceed ågaihst the ottrsrl on iccor¡ut of any qf th"

15.

rqtt*s

de¡cdbed hcrêin,

HordihgsrNunberandGonden

Ifeåöings are used herein for convenience trnly and shall have no force or effect in the
iuærpretation or constr¡ction of this Seüloment aud Releasc. As used in tbis Seftlemç¡t and
Reteasb, the singular shall lnelude the phual, the masculine, the feniníne and neutçr genders.

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16.

Orvnership of Clain,

Each Party

brsto

rcprcsents that no othø person or entity has or has had any i¡tc¡est

tbe Claims; tbat tbey have the sole

fght

in

and exolusive authoríty to execr¡te this Settlement and

Rele¡se and rtceive ttre consideration sp€oifiod intlds Settlement and Rele¿se; and that each

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Partyhas not sold, assígned, ba¡rsferred, conveyed, or otberwÍse dísposed of any Clai¡¡s within
the scopo ofthÌs Settlçment and Rolease.

L7.

Payment of Atfonrq¡s'

ß'Jes

en¡ Court Costu.

Each Party hereto shall be responsiblc for the payment of its oula court costs, attomeys'
fees, an'd all other expenses, oosb and fees in connection with the m¡tters referred to in the

Litigation aud Í¡ this Scttlenent and Release.

18.

ApplicalirlcLew.

ThÍs Scttlement artd Relcsse shall be construed and intc4pr*cd in accordanco with

üe

Iaws of the State of Califonria The languge in all parb of this Senlenrent and Release shall be

in all cases construed as

a whole according to its meaning and not

stiotly for or against either

Party. In addition, each ofthe Parties hæ cooperatod in ùe drafring and preparation of this
Settlçme¡t and ReleasE asd the¡eforç agre€s that any law logal deoision or n¡le of consbuction
of conbsÆts (including Civil Code Sestion 1654) resolving ambiguities agaíust the drafring party
shallbe inapplicable intlieir cntirety to thís Settlement and Release.

19.

SeverabilÍty.

If auy provision or auy part of any provision of this
rcason held to be

invali{

Settl€,ment and Release is for any

r¡nenforceable or conbuy to any public polÍcy, law, statute and/or

ordinance, then Íhe remaÍnder of this Settlement and Releqsç sball uot be affected thercby snd

shall remain valid a¡d

frlly

enforceable.

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Sad¡cmêût Atntu s¡l ¡¡d Rcl¡¡sc Bstwæn lhc
City of Fruuo ud Cors!¡l Cl".rlr

20.

Counterltarts.

This Settle,nent and Release maybc Axeot¡t€d in counterparts, and all such ex€ûuted
countärparts shall co¡stituts ar agreement which shall be binding upon tbe Pa¡ties hereto,

notwíthstandiagthõtthe sigpaturos ofall Parties and Pa¡ties' designatedrepresentåüves do not
appear onthe sa¡rre page.

Zl.

AdmÍrsibility of Agreement,

Tha Parties hereto expressly agree that this Settlerueut and Release is a protected

communication r:nder Califomia Evidence Code sestiou I I 19; however, the same shall be
admissible for the sole pur¡lose of enforoing the terns thereof.

22.

Attorneysl Fees ¡nd Costs to Enforce AgreemenL

If any action

ís requÍted to be taken by

ary Pæty to the Settlement and Release to e¡¡force

the te,rrrs thereof, the prevailing pa¡ly in any such acdon shâll be endtled to reasonable attomeys'
fees and costs.

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Scttlcmsnt Agrecmcnl s¡rd Rclc¡se BelwÉen fhc

City ofFrcsno ard Coastal Chsm

The Parties below named have executed this Settlement and RElease as of the datc and
year appearing below adjacent to the signatures of the Parties. This Settlement and Release is

effective as of the final date of the Parties' signatures below.
Dated:

át 26. t3

THE CITY OF FRESNO

By
Its

Approved
Dated:

as

to form:

&Fttø

MILLER. AXLINE & SAWYER

Btt--q:=
C, tr¿u,lBn
-puÆ.lE for the Ciþ of Fresno
Attomeys

Dated:

COASTAL CHEM, [NC., n/k/a Coscol Petroleum
Company by merger,

[NAME], [TITLE], ICOMPANY

Approved as to form

CREENBERGTRAURIG, LLP

Dated:

By
Brent H. Allen
Attorneys for Coastal Chem, !nc,

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