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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jan. 17, 2009

The Muck Stops Here

Thanks to a recent appellate court decision, corporate officers can be held liable for environmental wrongdoings, write Matthew J. Sanders, Deborah J. Schmall, Alexis B. Ford and John P. Phillips. - Focus Column

FOCUS COLUMN

By Matthew J. Sanders, Deborah J. Schmall, Alexis B. Ford and John P. Phillips

For the first time in over 15 years, a California appellate court has applied the responsible corporate officer doctrine in an environmental case, holding officers personally liable for several million dollars in civil penalties under California's underground storage tank laws. People v. Roscoe, 2008 DJDAR 18845. It is perhaps the clearest Califor...

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