Our environmental attorneys have substantial trial and dispute resolution experience with defending civil and criminal enforcement actions, environmental claims and CERCLA/Superfund matters. We represent clients challenging or defending permit issuances or denials and other administrative actions.
Our attorneys have experience with:
- Defense and resolution of government enforcement actions.
- Environmental litigation and dispute resolution.
- Environmental citizen suit actions.
- CERCLA/Superfund cost recovery, litigation and administrative actions.
- Environmental enforcement and defense of environmental issues arising from commercial acquisitions and other transactions.
- Environmental permitting and appeals.
- False environmental marketing claims.
- Natural resource damage claims.
- Toxic tort litigation.
- Nuisance and trespass claims related to environmental conditions.
- Litigating insurance coverage disputes arising from environmental claims.
- Class actions arising out of alleged contamination of water, land, and air.
- Defending criminal charges arising from alleged violations of environmental laws.
- Land use-related litigation arising from mining operations, including remediation plans, water releases, and subsidence issues.
Representative Matters
- Successfully defended an integrated oil company in cost recovery litigation in which the client was dismissed from litigation involving 31 other companies.
- Obtained a judgment in favor of a client, finding the seller to be required to indemnify the client for past environmental liabilities in a public agency’s action to enforce environmental liabilities.
- Defended one of the largest privately owned U.S. companies against criminal and civil enforcement actions, citizen suits, and a natural resource damage claim due to the largest release of hazardous waste in a Missouri waterway.
- Defended mineral manufacturers involved in a cost-recovery action in Superfund litigation and civil enforcement proceedings.
- Defended multiple toxic tort lawsuits due to alleged exposure to petroleum products, petroleum additives, salt cake, and aluminum.
- Successfully prosecuted environmental indemnification claims against a contractor that mishandled an international electronics company's product materials designated for recycling.
- Successfully defended a refinery operator from CERCLA contribution claims.
- Successfully defended a class action suit alleging environmental trespass from contaminant migration.
- Successfully defended an energy company in suit asserting migration from alleged underground storage tank release.
- Successfully defended a refining company from state Environmental Protection Act contribution claims.
- Represented alleged “generators” in a $20 million CERCLA cleanup case involving electronic waste streams designated for recycling.