Tuesday, July 25, 2006
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central Time
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time / 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Program Overview:
An update on the latest developments in the Natural Resource Damages claims arising from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Site and the Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tideflats Site.

The State of Washington has intervened in the Natural Resource Damages lawsuit over the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Site. This program will look at the State’s anticipated role in this litigation and the path forward.

At Commencement Bay, the Trustees have entered several significant settlements relating to the Hylebos Waterway Problem Area. The program will look at the innovative approach used by the Trustees to reach these settlement agreements, and anticipated future actions regarding the remaining claims at the overall Site.

Educational Objective:

• Educate participants on the current status of two major natural resource damages claims.
• Understand the current legal issues in the cases.
• Advise participants of anticipated NRD issues in the litigation.

Faculty:
Moderator:
Stephen T. Parkinson, Groff Murphy Trachtenberg & Everard PLLC, Seattle, WA

Panelists:
Elliott Furst, Washington State Attorney General’s Office, Olympia, WA
Robert A. Taylor, Office of General Counsel, Damage and Restoration Center, N.W., NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Seattle, WA

This program will not offer CLE credit.

ConferTel Teleconference (Individual dial-in)
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Cancellation Policy:
Paid registrants who are unable to call in to the conference may request a refund less a $30 administrative fee. Substitutions are acceptable.

Late Registration Notice: Please register early, we cannot guarantee late registrations (day of event).

Questions? Do you have a question that you would like the panel to address? Please email your question to Stephen Parkinson at sparkinson@groffmurphy.com by Monday, July 24, 2006 at noon Eastern Time and the panel will make every effort to address your inquiry.