Environmental contamination can result in liability for clean-up costs under federal and state law.  Suits can be brought by federal or state government agencies or by private parties.  Our environmental litigators handle litigation in all of these settings.  In private party litigation we have represented both plaintiffs and defendants.

Representative Matters:

• Defended numerous clients against claims by federal and state governments under the federal Superfund statute and comparable state laws
• Conducted trials on behalf of defendants, including a rare jury trial in a Superfund matter
• Represented clients, both as plaintiffs and defendants, in clean-up cost recovery and contribution under federal and state law and damages under state law, including nuisance and trespass