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.