Environmental Torts

Environmental Exposures and Contamination: We defend personal injury and property damage cases involving drinking water, groundwater, soil, air, and surface water contamination. These lawsuits typically include counts of trespass, negligence, nuisance, and strict liability, as well as statutory and regulatory violations.

Product Liability and Workplace Exposures: We handle cases alleging bodily injuries, wrongful death, and economic damages stemming from the presence of and exposures to allegedly hazardous materials contained in consumer products and in the workplace. These lawsuits may involve claims of manufacturing and design defects, failure to warn, breach of warranty, and consumer fraud.

Enforcement Actions: We defend enforcement actions brought before administrative bodies and courts under all of the major environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act (CAA); the Clean Water Act (CWA); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA); the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as well as state and local programs. Click here for more information on the firm’s Environmental practice.

Appellate Practice: We represent industry clients and trade associations at the appellate level on critical environmental and regulatory issues, including rulemaking challenges. We have represented clients before the United States Supreme Court and the D.C. Circuit, as well as other federal and state appeals courts.

Internal Audits and Investigations: We conduct company-wide audits and internal investigations involving environmental practices and regulatory compliance under federal and state law. We have extensive experience managing liability and obtaining relief under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Audit Policy.” Click here for additional information on the firm’s Health and Safety Compliance Audit practice.

Insurance Counseling: We advise clients on insurance coverage matters, and seek defense and indemnity from carriers arising out of environmental and toxic tort claims. Click here for a more comprehensive description of the firm’s Insurance Coverage practice.