 Environmental and Toxic Torts
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Damon & Morey LLP has an extensive
environmental law practice with more than a dozen attorneys engaged in
the counseling and litigation of related issues. Attorneys at Damon &
Morey have in-depth litigation experience with diverse areas including
toxic torts, products liability and environmental insurance coverage.
Our firm represents a variety of clients interested in the enactment,
interpretation and enforcement of federal, state and local environmental
statutes and regulations. We appear on behalf of our clients in federal
and state courts in matters ranging from complex, multi-party,
multi-million dollar CERCLA actions to single party gasoline spill
cases. We also represent clients before the Environmental Protection
Agency, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and other federal and
state agencies involved in environmental regulation. Attorneys at the
firm are admitted to practice in New York State and federal courts, as
well as in numerous other states and the District of Columbia.
Our clients include industrial and manufacturing businesses of all sizes
including Fortune 500 Companies, national and regional insurance
companies, financial institutions, utility companies, environmental
consulting firms, local businesses, health care facilities, and a wide
assortment of other entities. This diverse client base has allowed our
attorneys to use their professional skills and experience in a myriad of
circumstances.
In the performance of its environmental
work, our firm often works with a wide variety of expert witnesses and
scientific and technical consultants, with many of whom we have a
long-standing relationships.
Specific areas of experience include:
Exposure to
Hazardous Materials - Toxic Torts
Insurance
Coverage For Environmental Liabilities : Litigation, Evaluation and
Coverage Opinion
Hazardous
and Medical Waste Generation, Transportation and Disposal – RCRA
Hazardous
Waste Sites - Superfund and Related State Programs
Environmental Assessment Programs
Occupational Safety and Health and Community Right-to-Know - OSHA and
EPCRA
Air
Pollution Control - Clean Air Act
Water
Pollution Control - Clean Water Act
Related
Areas
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