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Lieff Cabraser's Environmental Law &
Toxic Exposures Practice Area

 
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.
In 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.
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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.
About Lieff Cabraser
Lieff 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.
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