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Coverage for Climate Change Litigation
Texas Lawyer
Monday, November 24, 2008
As the scientific consensus that global warming is a man-made phenomenon solidifies, suits against greenhouse-gas (GHG) emitters continue to increase in scope and frequency. Executives must make sure their risk-management and legal departments are planning now to mitigate the risk of such suits, as well as to learn lessons of past litigation to apply to the current wave of suits.
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Special Report: Environmental Law
Texas Lawyer
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Regulatory and legislative changes have brought some predictability to Title V permitees, so lawyers representing clients from oil refineries to manufacturing plants now can offer greater predictability about the consequences when permit violations occur. Also: "The Basics of Groundwater Contamination Claims" and "MSDs Create New Alternatives for Impacted Properties."
The Basics of Groundwater Contamination Claims
Texas Lawyer
Monday, October 29, 2007
With rural subdivisions increasingly springing up and more people purchasing vacation and retirement homes in rural areas, groundwater contamination is becoming a potential issue for lawyers representing buyers and developers.
MSDs Create New Alternatives for Impacted Properties
Texas Lawyer
Monday, October 29, 2007
The municipal setting designations statute law uses a municipal ordinance or restrictive covenant instead of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations to protect the public against exposure to contaminated groundwater.
VerdictSearch: Judge Negates Penalty Against Home Builder
Texas Lawyer
Friday, January 19, 2007
A San Antonio judge has found that San Antonio is not eligible for $15.7 million in damages in a case involving the removal of thousands of trees.
Elementis Chromium LP v. Coastal States Petroleum Co.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 19, 2006
Liability is several, not joint and several, in contribution actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.
