Environmental and Toxic Tort
Our Environmental Law Practice Group has over 80 years of combined experience protecting and counseling client interests in all areas of policy, practices and law. In recent years, federal and state environmental legislation has become increasingly complex, reflecting heightened media attention as well as growing public awareness and participation in the establishment of environmental policy. The advent of toxic torts promises to evolve and expand in the future as dramatically as it has in the last 20 years.
Consequently, the need for our clients to understand and manage environmental legal issues, including claims and litigation, has become an integral part of their business and our practice.
Some recent case of this practice group include:
- Representing developers, contractors, property owners and managers and landlords in personal injury and property damage actions alleging Sick Building Syndrome, Building Related Illness and toxic mold.
- Representing asbestos product manufacturers, suppliers and contractors in courts throughout the country, including serving as regional trial counsel for a major manufacturer of asbestos containing products.
- Serving as national coordinating defense counsel for a leading building products manufacturer regarding formaldehyde personal injury and property damage claims.
- Representing property owners and managers in child lead poisoning claims.
- Representing contractors and property owners in claims involving alleged occupational and non-occupational exposure to benzene, pesticides, fiberglass, formaldehyde, arsenic, tungsten cobalt and other heavy metals, TCE and other solvents, PBB and PCB.
- Defending employers in OSHA administrative proceedings.
- Defending CERCLA, RCRA and related state litigation and administrative proceedings, and defending and prosecuting private contribution actions.
- L.U.S.T. compliance and litigation.
- Counseling businesses in state and federal regulatory compliance.
- Counseling businesses and municipalities in Brownfield administrative proceedings.
- Prosecuting and defending environmental insurance coverage claims and declaratory judgment actions.
If you would like to directly contact the attorneys in this practice group, we invite you to do so.
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