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Ordinary operations still carry the risk of lawsuits regardless of strong efforts to control environmental hazards and well-documented compliance programs. Our environmental and toxic tort trial attorneys have experience, including:

  • Mass tort and class action suits claiming personal injuries and property damage resulting from releases of chemicals or other toxic substances;
  • Individual or small group suits claiming personal injury and property damage due to exposures to chemicals released to air, land  or water;
  • Suits by property owners claiming that past operations resulted in contamination of the site;
  • Enforcement actions—administrative, civil, or criminal— by governmental agencies claiming violations of regulations or permits;
  • Private party cost recovery claims involving hazardous substance releases;
  • Citizen suits alleging violations and damages as a result of violations;
  • Product liability suits claiming injury to people or property;
  • Suits claiming injury in the workplace from exposure to chemicals or other toxic materials; and
  • Defense of asbestos litigation on behalf of manufacturers, suppliers, and premises owners.