Client Successes

Providing Counsel to a Chemical Manufacturing Giant

Our lawyers defended a major chemical manufacturer in an action involving contamination at a 150- year-old waterfront facility against claims for property damage and cleanup cost recovery. We obtained a complete dismissal of the property damage claim, and, after a trial, obtained a favorable judgment on the allocation of future cleanup costs.

Setting a Precedent with Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.

We served as Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.’s lead trial and lead appellate counsel in a precedent-setting case arising from the alleged environmental liability of a policyholder from wood treating operations of a former affiliate. Our lawyers won a $6 million judgment after trial, which was affirmed on appeal, in a frequently cited opinion holding that the policyholder was entitled to recover “all sums” under each triggered policy, rather than mere pro-rated amount.

Settling Generator Parties

Our lawyers played a leading role in negotiating a $20 million settlement with federal and state governments on behalf of the settling generator parties. We currently serve on the executive committee, which is implementing the cleanup at the site. Although the generator parties are the most numerous, the settlement we achieved required that the federal and local governments pay the lion’s share of cleanup costs.
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