Representative Matters
- Representing companies sued by municipalities and other water providers alleging pesticide contamination of public drinking water wells, including the defense of a chemical manufacturer from claims arising from agricultural use of various fumigants/pesticides
- Defending companies in suits alleging diminution of property value due to the presence of chemicals in soil or groundwater
- Counseling a chemical company in its defense of hundreds of personal injury claims brought by banana workers in several Central American countries and the Philippines based on alleged exposure to a fumigant/pesticide
- Defending several companies that owned and operated a former wood treating facility in a lawsuit brought by more than 2,000 plaintiffs in the Eastern District of California alleging violations of the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and seeking damages for personal injuries and property damage
- Defending a chemical company in multiple actions brought by municipalities, water providers and landowners alleging contamination and subsequent closure of drinking water wells due to the dry-cleaning solvent perchloroethylene
