We represent hundreds of families harmed by the damaging effects of ethylene oxide exposure in their communities, consumers whose local water supply was contaminated by a known toxic chemical, public entities confronting widespread PCB pollution, and property owners impacted by the flightpath of Navy fighter planes. We also represent cities, tribes, and state Attorneys General in litigation and investigations related to the contamination of drinking water supplies. And we represent an environmental non-profit group in litigation related to the climate change impact of industrial meat production.
Representative cases and settlements include:
- Representing state Attorneys General in their investigations and litigation regarding contamination and exposure issues resulting from “forever chemicals” commonly referred to as PFAS.
- Representing a state Attorney General in litigating legacy contamination caused by the problematic use of a pesticide in homes, on crops, lawns, and gardens, and as a fumigating agent—that is now known to have contaminated soil, sediment, and water.
- Representing large public entities in investigations related to contamination of natural resources and public buildings caused by PCBs – highly toxic and persistent chemicals that were largely banned in the 1970s but still threaten public health.
- Representing the Environmental Working Group in litigation against one of the world’s largest meat producers, to challenge deceptive conduct regarding the climate impact of industrial meat production. EWG v. Tyson Foods, No. 2024 CAB 5935 (D.C. Superior Ct.)
- Representing hundreds of individuals around the country that are suffering the ill- effects of ethylene oxide exposure—a gas commonly used in medical sterilization processes. We have brought over 100 personal injury and wrongful death cases against EtO emitters across the country, including in Brincks et al. v. Medline Indus., Inc., et al., No. 2020-L-008754 (Cir. Ct. Cook Cty., Ill.) and Leslie v. Steris Isomedix Operations, Inc., et al., No. 20-cv-01654 (N.D. Ill.).
- Representing a proposed class of homeowners whose property and water supply have been contaminated with PFAS. In conjunction with our work in this space, we have been appointed to the Plaintiff’s Executive Committee in In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Prods. Liability Litig., 18-mn-2873 (D.S.C.).
- Representing property owners on Whidbey Island, Washington, whose homes sit directly in the flightpath of dozens of Navy fighter planes. The Navy is alleged to have significantly increased the number of these planes at the bases at issue, as well as the frequency of their flights, to the detriment of our clients’ privacy and properties. Pickard v. USA, No. 19-1928L (Ct. Fed. Claims); Newkirk v. USA, No. 20- 628L (Ct. Fed. Claims).