Compliance and Defense Strategies
Amid Heightened Government Scrutiny
CD of Teleconference with Q&A
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Conducted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Now available on CD
Sponsored by the Digest of Environmental Law
and the Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications
Environmental Law Teleconference Advisory Board
Federal and state regulators are focusing their attention on vapor intrusion contamination. Property owners and any business found to contribute to groundwater or soil contamination should take heed. Even contaminated sites previously closed by the government are not exempt from renewed scrutiny.
The EPA and states lack a consistent approach on vapor intrusion risk management. ASTM International released standard E2600-08, addressing the assessment of vapor intrusion into structures involved in commercial real estate transactions. However, absent uniform standards, uncertainties remain.
Property owners and their counsel must understand the new ASTM standard and its impact — and how to manage the risks, defend against potential liabilities, and approach potential litigation stemming from vapor intrusion in an uncertain regulatory environment.
Listen as our authoritative panel of environmental attorneys examines the ASTM standard and the liabilities and litigation issues associated with vapor intrusion. The panel will offer its experienced strategies for managing vapor intrusion legal risks.
The panel included:
Peter S. Modlin, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, San Francisco, Calif. His practice focuses on environmental, toxic tort and products liability litigation and counseling. He handles federal and state environmental litigation, including cost recovery cases, citizen lawsuits, natural resource damages and enforcement actions.
Lawrence Schnapf, Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York. He focuses on Brownfield development, environmental issues in transactions, and regulatory compliance. He served as co-chair on the ASTM Vapor Intrusion Task Force, Legal Subcommittee. He also handles environmental litigation matters.
Cynthia J. Bishop, Partner, Gardere, Dallas. She focuses on environmental litigation, regulatory counseling, due diligence, and government actions. She defends clients in lawsuits involving vapor intrusion, groundwater, and soil contamination. She has litigated federal CERCLA contribution and cost recovery actions as well as state statutory and common law claims involving property damage and personal injury allegedly caused by contamination.
The panel reviewed these and other key questions:
- What impact will the new ASTM standard have on the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment process?
- What are the key litigation issues and which laws are the basis for claims that are being filed?
- What are the key legal strategies to manage potential vapor intrusion environmental liability risks?
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