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Lieff Cabraser's Environmental
Law &
Toxic Exposures Practice Area
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| The discharge of toxic
chemicals and hazardous materials into the environment can have a devastating
effect on the health, livelihood, and property values of those in the
vicinity. Such environmental pollution and toxic releases
may occur slowly over an extended period of time -- such
as the leaking of gasoline from an underground storage tank
that results in groundwater contamination -- or swiftly
and catastrophically from oil refineries, transportation
carriers, coal mining operations, etc. |
| Lieff
Cabraser has been a leader in significant environmental
law lawsuits across the United States designed to provide
compensation for families and property owners harmed by
toxic exposures, and deter such releases in the future.
We were co-counsel for commercial fishermen, area businesses,
property owners, and native Alaskans who brought claims
against Exxon Corporation arising out of the 1989 Exxon
Valdez oil spill. We represented approximately 10,000
individuals allegedly exposed to a series of toxic releases
from a Unocal refinery in Rodeo, California. We also represented
more than 800 pregnant women and their unborn children who
were allegedly fed radioactive iron without their consent
while receiving prenatal care at Vanderbilt University Hospital
in the 1940s as part of a government-sponsored experiment.
As a result of our case, the plaintiffs received a monetary
settlement and an apology from Vanderbilt University. |
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December 2001, with co-counsel, we reached a settlement
on behalf of 69 families in Toms
River, New Jersey and three companies -- Ciba Specialty
Chemicals Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation and United
Water Resources, Inc. -- regarding childhood cancer concerns.
Each of the 69 families included a child with cancer, and
claimed that the cancer was caused by environmental contamination
in the Toms River |
| Today,
we are representing property owners in Kentucky affected
by a coal sludge spill in October 2000. The spill was one
of the worst environmental disasters to ever impact Kentucky.
We are also representing oil refinery workers who were exposed
to toxic chemicals at a refinery in California, and have
filed personal injury lawsuits on their behalf. |
| Click here to learn more about our
current environmental and toxic tort cases. |
| To
contact an environmental law attorney at Lieff Cabraser,
click here. |
| Important Note: This summary is intended to provide
a basic overview of typical cases of our firm. It is for
informational purposes only and does not constitute legal
advice. Please read our disclaimer. |
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Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a fifty-plus
attorney law firm that has represented plaintiffs nationwide
since 1972. We have offices in San Francisco, New York
and Nashville. We represent plaintiffs in class and
group actions and in individual lawsuits in cases involving
substantial losses. For the last five years, the National
Law Journal has selected Lieff
Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in
the nation. |
| This website is sponsored by Lieff Cabraser
Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP, a national plaintiffs' law firm. |
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LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP |
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| Notice: Lieff
Cabraser attorneys provide legal advice and practice law for clients in
federal district courts throughout the United States and in state courts
where we are licensed to practice. In states in which our lawyers are not
licensed to practice, we have affiliations with local attorneys who serve
as co-counsel with our firm. Please read our disclaimer. |
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Copyright © 2008 Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP |
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We are committed to protecting our communities from exposure to
toxic materials.
Learn more. |
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