Because the courts have interpreted the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., as a strict liability statute holding owners in the chain of title liable...more
There has been considerable discussion about potential health and environmental risks from a family of chemicals generally known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). There are many family members and from a risk...more
The State Water Resources Control Board of California (“Board”) recently announced a plan requiring investigation of potential per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) contamination at more than a thousand California...more