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Environmental Liability in Bankruptcy: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Perspective

In general, environmental law seeks to protect public health and the environment by providing for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response to the release or disposal of hazardous substances. And more...more

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CERCLA/Superfund Cost Recovery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Seven Potentially Responsible Parties Enter into Consent...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and seven Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) entered into a May 20th Consent Decree...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - October 2020 #4

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Court allows Exide to abandon a toxic site in Vernon. Taxpayers will fund the cleanup - Bullet Los Angeles Times – October 16 - Chief Judge Christopher Sontchi of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Delaware ruled...more

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Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Centralizes Some COVID-19 Related Insurance Cases

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Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Centralizes Some COVID‐19 Related Insurance Cases As reported in our September update, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation at its July 2020 hearing session requested...more

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CERCLA Cost Recovery: U.S. Department of Justice and Owner/Operator of Former Barrel Reconditioning Facility Enter into Consent...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Dayton Industrial Drum, Inc. (“Dayton”) entered into an April 15th Consent Decree addressing the resolution of a Superfund or Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more

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EPA Region III Assesses Largest Superfund Stipulated Penalty Ever

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The Rodale Manufacturing facility in Emmaus, Pennsylvania was added to the National Priorities List in 1991 after more than 50 years of electrical component manufacturing. Operations at the facility included electroplating,...more

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Accutest Laboratories New England Notifies Clients of Potential Data Concerns

Notification of potential data quality issues by a Massachusetts laboratory is raising concerns about the possible impact on current and closed remediation sites in Massachusetts that relied on that data. Accutest...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - January 2016

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Gov. Brown declares state of emergency over natural gas leak - San Diego Union Tribune - Jan 6 - California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Wednesday over a...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - October 2015 #4

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Exide cleanup: Los Angeles County approves $2 million to facilitate lead removal at homes: Los Angeles Times - Oct 27: Los Angeles County supervisors, frustrated by what they say is a...more

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Focus on China - October 2015

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Welcome to the third issue of Focus on China Compliance for 2015. According to the FCPA Blog’s October 2015 Corporate Investigations List, China leads the countries reported to be involved in FCPA investigations with 29...more

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Update on 2013 Amendments to the Oregon Environmental Cleanup Assistance Act

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In June 2013, the Governor of Oregon signed into law Senate Bill 814, which created sweeping reforms on environmental claims handling regulations and available remedies for insureds facing liability for cleanup of...more

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