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LITIGATION

Environmental Litigation

Our Environmental Litigation attorneys bring extensive experience in representing clients across a variety of environmental matters. We handle cost recovery actions, negligence-based lawsuits, class action toxic tort suits, governmental enforcement actions, permitting appeals, contract indemnity disputes, and environmental exposure claims.

We specialize in managing high-stakes environmental litigation, ensuring that our clients navigate complex legal challenges effectively. We have represented a diverse range of clients, including large corporations, municipalities, real estate developers, environmental contractors, state contractors, mining companies, petroleum companies, steel manufacturers, and warehouse owners. We maintain strong working relationships with local, state, and federal regulatory and enforcement agencies and practice in numerous state and federal courts.

  • Represent clients in administrative hearings and appeals, and environmental civil and criminal enforcement actions
  • Handle Superfund litigation, common law, and toxic tort litigation
  • Work with agencies including U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Ohio EPA, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Ohio Department of Health
  • Provide legal services in environmental exposure claims and contract indemnity disputes
  • Engage with regulatory bodies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state health departments
  • Advised a Fortune 100 company concerning $80 million Department of Energy stimulus grant funding for large natural gas user and electricity energy efficiency projects
  • Represented a large municipality in an enforcement action initiated by the State of Ohio, persuading the courts of common pleas and appeals to deny a motion to intervene filed by a neighboring community and affirm the amicable settlement entered into with the State of Ohio
  • Prosecuted an action under CERCLA and Ohio's Voluntary Action Program on behalf of shopping plaza owners to recover the cleanup costs incurred in responding to contamination from historic dry cleaning operations and obtained a favorable settlement after successfully defending against a motion for summary judgment
  • Represented a chemical manufacturing company before the Florida Department of Health regarding an alleged product violation
  • Defended an environmental contractor in a lawsuit alleging negligence in the response to a release from a petroleum underground storage tank and obtained a favorable settlement after briefing the issues on summary judgment
  • Negotiated the settlement of a multi-facility PCB contamination matter between the buyer and seller in a private cost recovery action
  • Participated in the successful defense of a lawsuit challenging a Section 404 Clean Water Act permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Served as lead trial counsel for a mining company in a significant class action toxic tort case involving radioactive slag
  • Represented a client in an administrative hearing before the Florida Department of Community Affairs challenging the denial of a permit for the construction of affordable housing
  • Obtained summary judgment and dismissal of Clean Air Act Citizen Suit alleging violations for not obtaining a permit to install with supporting Best Available Technology and air toxics evaluation
Key Contact
Terrence S. Finn