Does a Negligent Phase I Result in Loss of the CERCLA Innocent Purchaser Defense?

Superfund lawyers would generally consider the answer to that question to be obvious: of course a negligent Phase I cannot ...
JD Supra

Three Pending Superfund Appeals Could Shape CERCLA’s Future Application

Federal appellate courts are currently confronting pivotal questions about hazardous substance designations, cultural natural resource damages, and judicial oversight of EPA settlements. D.C. Circuit ...
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Are Federal and State Superfund Laws the Best Way to Address Microplastics?

Litigation related to plastics and microplastic pollution is on the rise. Plaintiffs have brought claims under numerous theories of liability. The state of New York’s common law nuisance claims ...
JD Supra

Superfund Remedies Good Enough for Now, Not Forever

Several weeks ago, Seth Jaffe posted a piece on this blog about the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act. I disagree with him. If you want to reduce the overall cost to ...
The National Law Review

House Subcommittee Will Hold Hearing to Examine the Impact of the CERCLA Designations for PFOA and PFOS and Potential Policy Responses to Superfund Liability Concerns

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