Recently by Richard G. Leland
Managing The Environmental Issues In An Era Of High Scrutiny
There was a time when environmental law was an emerging specialty, when corporations and the legal practitioners who served them were terrified by what appeared to be a bottomless pit of liability. In the absence of much in the way of case law precedent, to say nothing of statutory law and the...
Read MoreFrom Special Interest Advocacy To A Mainstream Practice Intertwined With Other Practices
Editor: Mr. Leland, would you tell our readers something about your professional background? Leland: I have been an environmental lawyer for the last 32 years. I began my practice with a New York environmental boutique firm, and, after a Long Island detour, I have done environmental work...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court's Limitation On Private Cost Recovery Actions Under Superfund: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Part II
Part I of this article appeared in the April 2005 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Under § 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA" or Superfund),1 a party who cleans up property contaminated by hazardous substances may seek contribution...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court's Limitation On Private Cost Recovery Actions Under Superfund: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Part I
Part II of this article will appear in the May issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Under § 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, ("CERCLA" or Superfund)1 a party who cleans up property contaminated by hazardous substances may seek contribution...
Read MoreThe Second Circuit Limits Corporate Successor Liability Under Superfund
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA" or Superfund),1 any "person" who is the present or past owner or operator of a contaminated facility or a generator of hazardous substances that are polluting a facility, is liable for the costs of cleaning up...
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