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Automatic Stay Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Commercial Bankruptcy

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Environmental Liability in Bankruptcy: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Perspective

In general, environmental law seeks to protect public health and the environment by providing for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response to the release or disposal of hazardous substances. And more...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

When Bankruptcy Law and Environmental Law Collide: Maryland District Court Holds That Confirmed Chapter 11 Plan Discharged Cleanup...

Filing a case under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code can be a powerful tool for a business facing crushing liabilities. Not only does the filing of a Chapter 11 invoke an automatic stay of all lawsuits pending...more

Burr & Forman

Toxins-Are-Us: Bankruptcy Treatment of Environmental Liabilities

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Since taking office, President Joseph R. Biden has confirmed his commitment to addressing environmental issues. On April 9, 2021, he proposed allocating $14 billion toward initiatives to fight climate change, including large...more

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