Vol. 10, No. 2 - June 2008

In this issue:

Message from the Chair
Peter L. Gray…1

Message from the Vice Chair, Newsletter
Mike Freeman…1

The Polar Bear Is Listed As Threatened under the Endangered Species Act: Can the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Stop Its Listing from Shaping Climate Change Policy?
Eric Andreas…3

Recent Ninth Circuit Ruling Likely to Increase NEPA Climate Change Litigation
James G. Derouin, Fredric D. Bellamy, David R. Nelson, and Mark E. Freeze…6

An Update on Global Warming Litigation
Scott E. Hitch and Emily A. Poe…8

EPA’S Selective Use of Science When Establishing Cleanup Benchmarks for Superfund Sites: A Case Study
Todd Stedeford and Marcia Hardy…12

The Ninth Circuit’s Burlington Northern Decision on Arranger Liability—Don’t Cry ”CERCLA” over Spilt Bourbon?
Norman A. Dupont…16

The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007—Got a Permit for That Puddle?
Rob Fowler and Gretchen Morgan…20

Winning Your 2018 Nano-Exposure Trial Requires Savvy Planning Today
Prof. James T. O’Reilly…22

Cases of Interest and Interesting Cases
Christina Lorino, Jonathan R. Lowe, Ethan L. McWilliams, Ramsey Prather, and Gregory J. DeGulis…26

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Vol. 10, No. 1 - December 2007

In this issue:

Message from the Chair
Peter L. Gray…1

Message from the Vice Chair, Newsletter
Mike Freeman…2

The Important, Yet Limited, Role of State Environmental Actions
Ed R. Haden and Thomas L. Casey, III…3

Picking Up the Slack: In Defense of State Environmental Enforcement Actions
David H. Pope, Gilbert B. Rogers, and Adam M. Kron…6

The Political Question Doctrine in Global Warming Litigation
Karl R. Moor and Alexia B. Borden…10

Global Warming Litigation—A Matter for the Courts
Carlos A. Zelaya, II…13

Update on California Clean Vehicle Litigation
Mary Ellen Hogan…16

Tracking Trends in Environmental Torts: Common Law Nuisance, Down on the Farm
Thomas P. Redick…20

Restoration Damages: Sunburst School District v. Texaco
Ted A. Warpinski…23

Yakama Tribe v. United States: Forcing PRPs to Pay for NRD Assessments
Connie Sue Manos Martin…25

The Application of Daubert in Environmental Cost Recovery and Toxic Tort Cases
Dean M. Cordiano and René A. Ortega…27

Cases of Interest and Interesting Cases
Emily Poe and Alma Aguirre…31

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Vol. 9, No. 2 - April 2007

Message from the Chair
Peter L. Gray, Esq.…1

Message from the Vice Chair, Newsletter
Mike Freeman…2

The Rise of Natural Resource Damage Claims States and Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Leading the Charge
Peter L. Gray, Esq.…3

Survey of Pending Natural Resource Damages Cases in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Oklahoma
Heather P. Behnke and Stephen Louthan…9

NRD—The New Jersey Experiment
Richard F. Ricci and Adam B. Lavinthal…14

Recent Tenth Circuit Decision and Natural Resource Damages is a Mixed Bag
James G. Derouin, Nicholas J. Wallwork, Fredric D. Bellamy, and Mark E. Freeze…16

Using Daubert in Natural Resource Damages Litigation: A Practical Primer
Eric G. Lasker…18

CERCLA Jurisdiction and Preemption over State Law Natural Resource Damages Claims: The Passaic Perspective
William Jackson, Michael Dobbs, and Glenda Kirsch…22

Liability for Natural Resource Damage in Europe
Valerie Fogleman…24

Cases of Interest and Interesting Cases
Emily Poe, Alma Aguirre, and Laura Slaughter…27

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Vol. 9, No. 1 - September 2006

Message from the Chair
Peter Gray…1

Resolved: Let’s Make the Brownfields Act Work in the Post-Aviall Era
Richard G. Opper, Esq.…3

California Proposition 65 Litigation Update: Food and Beverage Warnings Cases Lead the Way
Chris McDonald…5

Case Law Update—Fallout from Rapanos, Aviall, Asbestos and Bestfoods
Chandria Jackson…7

Breaking News—Editor’s Note…17

Rapanos and Carabell Create Case-by-Case Approach to Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Brandon Neuschafer…18

Illinois Insurance Coverage Case Law Update
David J. Scriven-Young…19

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Vol. 8, No. 1 - December 2005

Message from the Chair
Brendan Collins...1

Case Law Update
Kristina D. Pasko...2

Got Perchlorate? America’s Foods May Be the Source of the Next Round of Toxic Tort Litigation
Jeffery L. Caufield, Esq. and Kenneth E. James...9

A Primer on Stigma Damages
Thomas B. Smallwood...12

Havner, Mechanics, and Asbestos Friction Products: A Convincing Science Case
Patrick J. Sheehan, Fionna S. Mowat, and Samuel L. Tarry, Jr....16

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Vol. 7, No. 1 - July 2005

Message from the Chair
Brendan K. Collins...1

Editor's Introduction
Thomas P. Redick and Todd M. Hooker...3

The Third Party and Transaction-Related Defenses of CERCLA: An Overview
Jeff Civins, Mary Mendoza and Christine Fernandez...3

Building a CERCLA Defense: An Update on the Proposed All Appropriate Inquiry Rule and Recent Litigation
Brad Hiles and Cathi Ponciroli...9

Innocent Purchaser Exemption in Washington and Oregon
Dianne K. Conway and Lara B. Fowler...15

Application of Innocent Landowner Defenses under New Jersey's Spill Act
Norman Spindel...17

New York's Brownfield Law: Relief for Innocent and Not So Innocent Landowners
Michael Davis and Christopher Rizzo...21

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Vol. 6, No. 1 - March 2004

Message from the Chair
Allison Exall...1

Editor's Introduction
Thomas P. Redick...1

Toxicogenomics: The Promise of Certainty in Science
Todd M. Hooker...2

A Primer on Genomics in Environmental Law and Litigation
Gary E. Marchant, Ph.D...5

Toxicogenomics and Expert Strategies for the Mass Tort Litigator
Thomas P. Redick...11

Genetic Evidence Processes: The Legal Nurse Consultant's Role Elana Marceron, RN, LNC...15

Case Law Update: Punitive Damages Limits
Rex S. Heinke and Mirah Horowitz...23

Want to Get Wet and Dirty? Join Our Public Service Effort!
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn and Raissa Kirk...30

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Vol. 5, No. 2 - February 2003

Case Law Update–CERCLA, OSHA Rulemaking, Prop 65, Unconstitutional Taking
Natasha L. Drew

California Court of Appeal Uphold Polanco Act in First Appellate Challenge to Broad Brownfields Liability
Richard G. Opper

Technology Corner: Evaluating Settlement Using Decision Tree Software
Thomas P. Redick

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Vol. 5, No. 1 - December 2002

Message from the Chair
Allison K. Exall

Hobnobbing with Wizards: The Court, the Expert Witness and the Gate-keeping Function
Tamar Jergensen Cerafici

Federal Environmental Laws Shouldn't Set Standards in State Liability Suits
Manning Gasch, Jr., D. Alan Rudlin and Brian J. Schneider

Case Law Update: Supreme Court Dodges Amount-in-controversy Issue in Class Actions; 10th Circuit Declines to Follow Brower For EPA "Overfiling"

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Vol. 4, No. 3 - July 2002

Focus On Mold

Case Law Update: Mold in the Courts
Thomas P. Redick

Mold Is Old! A Primer on the Fungus Among Us
Virginia L. Shefa, B.S., M.N.Sc., C.I.A.Q.P.

Mold Sampling and Expert Retention
Virginia Shefa, B.S., M.N.Sc., C.I.A.Q.P. and Thomas P. Redick

Insurance Coverage Issues in Mold Litigation Claims
Ronald L. Hack

Mold: What About Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) Coverage?
Rachel Jakubovitz

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Vol. 4, No. 2 - March 2002

Breaking News
Thomas P. Redick

A Case Law Update
Christina Galdos Bernstein

New Brownfields Bill - Bullet Points for Bullet-proof Builders
John W. Traeger and Kathleen S. Northcutt

Fear of Cancer in the Workplace: OSHA Preemption of Medical Monitoring Claims
Thomas P. Redick, Christina G. Bernstein and Virginia L. Shefa

New Perspectives on Environmental Stigma and Property Values
Thomas O. Jackson, Ph.D., MAI, CRE

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Vol. 4, No. 1 - October 2001

Reimbursement of Removal Costs under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990: What OPA Giveth, the Fund Taketh Away
J.T. Boone III

A Brief Discussion of Post-SWANCC Decisions Regarding Definition of “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act
Steven I. Addlestone and Kimberly A. Childs

Case Law Update: Insurance Coverage for Progressive Diseases; Rutherford Expanded by Ninth Circuit

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Vol. 3, No. 2 - August 2000

Independent Experts in Toxic Torts and Product Liability Litigation
Cynthia H. Cwik

Technology Review: The Ins and Outs of Real-time Electronic Deposition
Thomas P. Redick and Amy Smith

Case Law Update: FIFRA Preemption, CERCLA Allocation and FTCA
Christina Galdos Bernstein

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Vol. 3, No. 1 - January 2000