Representative Matters
Megan's recent experience includes:
- Co-leading defense of nationwide solid waste services provider in defense of national class action campaign alleging commercial contract violations; defeating class certification in Florida; securing pre-certification dismissals in South Carolina, Colorado, and Arkansas; and obtaining a favorable class-wide settlement in Pennsylvania mooting copy-cat parallel actions.
- Serving as lead counsel in putative class and mass action litigation related to toxic tort and nuisance claims against a landfill; led trial team in first bench trial on general causation issues; defeated class certification in consolidated putative class actions; leading defense of remaining 1600+ plaintiffs.
- Successfully defending a municipality in a AAA arbitration against petitioner’s claims seeking over $5 million based on a contract to construct a waste-to-ethanol facility.
- Serving as co-lead counsel on litigation challenging constitutionality of New York State law regarding rail transportation requirements.
- Representing a major waste management company in several class and mass actions for toxic tort and nuisance claims related to the operations of landfills in several states; served as co-lead on trial team for evidentiary hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction.
- Successfully defending a power plant operator in a combined state and federal criminal investigation involving allegations of multiple violations of the Clean Air Act and obtaining a favorable settlement in a AAA arbitration filed by the owner seeking over $8 million in damages.
- Defended major corporation in mass action involving toxic tort and product liability claims associated with the use and land application of biosolids ending in a favorable settlement for client.
- Representing a major chemical company in a toxic tort and product liability litigation brought by the largest water district in the U.S. for allegedly contaminating its water supply wells with 1,4-dioxane.
- Obtaining a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a shopping center owner in a CERCLA cost recovery and New Jersey Spill Act action against a former dry cleaning operation.
- Obtaining a dismissal, in federal district court and on appeal to the Second Circuit, of a CERCLA action seeking contribution for a $50 million cleanup of an allegedly contaminated historical lead smelter and mining area.
- Served as member of trial and appellate team defending a chemical company in a CERCLA cost recovery action seeking alleged damages associated with the clean-up of hazardous waste at a chemical-manufacturing facility.
- Defending several New York Navigation Law and New Jersey Spill Act actions involving alleged contamination from USTs and historical operations.
- Challenging the constitutionality of New York City's recycling and product take-back mandates on behalf of a coalition of electronics trade groups and manufacturers.

