Energy & Environmental Representative Deals & Suits

Environmental

Representation of one of the largest oilfield services companies, as lead counsel, in a large superfund litigation case against the Unites States government involving radioactive materials in a highly urban setting.
Representation of a nationwide manufacturer in toxic tort litigation alleging exposure to asbestos, silica, lead, chemicals, metals, mold, bacteria and volatile organic compounds.
Representation of various companies in connection with mold and asbestos issues at home offices and commercial buildings.
Representation of a multinational manufacturer in connection with United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security investigation of dual use sales.
Representation of a regional excavation and crushing company in connection with alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) violations.
Representation of a multinational corporation involving claims against the nation of Iran arising out of the Iranian assets/hostage litigation.
Representation of a federal agency in injunctive proceedings restraining demolition of an asbestos contaminated building located in Texas.
Representation of a national construction firm in defending award of United States Army Corps of Engineers contract.
Representation of various nationwide manufacturers' remediation and private cost recovery superfund litigation in several states including Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Oklahoma, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana and Arkansas.
Representation of a multinational oil company in a private cost recovery action in Texas under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Representation of a nationwide manufacturer in Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective actions in Texas and Florida.
Representation of a nationwide manufacturer in an administrative proceeding alleging failure to comply with Clean Water Act (CWA) permit requirements in Ohio.
Representation of a citizens' group in a federal CWA injunction proceeding to prohibit discharge of fill material into Texas wetlands.
Representation of various nationwide companies in criminal proceedings including CWA/RCRA Medicare programs and antitrust proceedings.
Representation of a nationwide railcar manufacturer in a litigation case alleging defective railcar in Pennsylvania.
Representation of a nationwide paint manufacturer in connection with nuisance claims concerning the location of aboveground storage tanks in Texas.
Representation of a regional printing company in litigation alleging wastewater discharge violations in Texas.
Representation of a nationwide manufacturer in federal, district and appellate courts in constitutional litigation establishing probable cause test for administrative search warrants under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution in several states including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.
Representation of a regional cotton company and an international Japanese conglomerate in a combined toxic tort/CERCLA litigation case in Texas.
Representation of a nationwide wireless communications company in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensing litigation in Virginia.
Representation in a Texas and Louisiana Emergency Planning Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) litigation.
Representation of a real estate developer in a $30 million case involving leaked gasoline and diesel fuel from underground storage tanks located on the client's property.
Representation of an energy company, as defendant, in a suit to recover clean up costs under Texas' Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA).
Representation of a natural gas pipeline company defending claims of more than 200 property owners for alleged contamination covering more than 70 acres in a residential and commercial neighborhood.
Representation, as common counsel, of 29 energy and chemical manufacturing companies, as defendants, in litigation relating to the contamination of a federal superfund site in Texas City, Texas.
Representation of a major oil and gas company in determining liability relating to superfund and other sites in Alaska.
Representation of a major oil and gas company and a chemical company at the Sikes Superfund Site, a federal superfund site in Texas, in litigation brought by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for cost recovery at the site resulting in a successful negotiation settlement favorable to the client.
Representation of a major retailer at a federal superfund site in Oklahoma litigating de minimis settlements with the EPA.
Representation of a major railroad in a federal superfund site in east Texas involving litigation relating to arsenic contamination in both a RCRA citizen suit as well as related CERCLA contribution actions.
Representation of a former federal superfund site owner in a RCRA citizen's suit filed in Galveston, Texas relating to contamination stemming from another federal superfund site.
Representation of a refinery against its insurance company to recover remediation and removal costs due to an onsite spill.
Representation of a major oil and gas company at a nuclear superfund site involving potentially responsible parties (PRP) disputes and bankruptcy claims.
Representation of municipal landfill owners in a permit application litigation before the State Office of Administration Hearings (SOAH) for a landfill near an airport.
Representation of regional tollway and state turnpike authorities in connection with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), CWA, CAA, project related environmental matters and drafting of environmental policies and procedures.
Representation of numerous landowners or adjacent property owners in property damage cases where land was acquired or later contaminated in both negotiated settlements without litigation and in litigation relating to the cost of property damage and clean up, which included the following contaminates: perchloroethane, TPC, solvents, DCE, TCA, hydrocarbons, heavy metals (including lead), arsenic and benzene.
Representation of both landlords and tenants in disputes relating to property contamination incurred during the lease term including the following contaminates: TCE, various solvents, VOCs and benzene.
Representation of a major oil and gas company on compliance issues with the Migratory Bird Act (MBA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) resulting in no fines.
Representation of a foreign company with import restrictions of products containing mercury.