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Taft's environmental attorneys practice in all facets of environmental law, including Superfund defense and negotiation, enforcement defense, cost-recovery for plaintiffs and defendants, criminal environmental defense, environmental insurance and toxic tort litigation, mold and sick building litigation, lawsuits involving environmental problems discovered as a result of real property transfers or mergers and acquisitions, Brownfields redevelopment, defense of claims of occupational exposures, and administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies. Taft's environmental lawyers also are regularly engaged in insurance disputes concerning environmental issues and agricultural issues involving CAFOs and CFOs. The purpose of this newsletter is to provide you with insights from our team that may be of interest to yours.
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Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds Trial Victory for Taft Client in Environmental Contamination Suit
In a case that examines the limits of liability for environmental cleanup costs under Indiana's Environmental Legal Action Statute ("ELA"), the Indiana Court of Appeals recently upheld a trial judgment finding that a film-processing company and its owner had no liability for environmental cleanup costs of a commercial property located in Indianapolis under the ELA. The Court of Appeals upheld the trial court's determination that the plaintiff and current property owner failed to prove that the previous owner caused or contributed to the site's contamination. Taft attorneys Brad Sugarman, Tom O'Gara and Jeff Stemerick represented the previous property owner and The Indiana Lawyer covered the case in a recent article.
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Indiana Landowners - Environmental Liability for Tenants' Misdeeds
Landowners in Indiana who know their properties are contaminated may be liable for damages, even if they didn't contribute directly to the pollution, according to a recent appellate decision. In JDN Properties, LLC v. VanMeter Enterprises, Inc., the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment for the seller and remanded the case for trial on the buyer's claim for damages under Indiana's Environmental Legal Action Statute. Under the Statute, a person may recover removal or remediation costs involving hazardous substances or petroleum against a person that "caused or contributed to the release". |
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President's Executive Order Announces New Sustainability Goals Across Federal Supply Chain
Executive Order 13693 (the "Order"), issued by President Obama on March 15, 2015, aims to reduce the federal government's greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions while increasing clean energy consumption. The Order applies to all federal agencies by definition and details a three-tiered scope of applicability to encourage parallel changes "across the Federal supply chain." |
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