Environmental Litigation

Cooke Clancy & Gruenthal LLP has represented plaintiffs and defendants in cost recovery and contribution suits under CERCLA and its state-law counterparts. In addition to statutory environmental cost recovery actions, the firm’s attorneys have experience with common law nuisance and trespass claims arising from environmental conditions, including unauthorized dumping of hazardous material leading to property damage; underground storage tank issues confronting retail gasoline stations; toxic tort suits for personal injuries and property damage arising from exposure to hazardous substances and chemicals, including asbestos-containing building materials; and “sick building” litigation. The firm’s attorneys have also handled insurance coverage disputes arising out of various types of environmental lawsuits.

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