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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 31, 2007

Spill Splitting

Focus Column - By Steven L. Feldman, Steven L. Crane and Sasha N. Brower - The 9th Circuit has set new parameters for how counsel in environmental cleanup cost-recovery cases should design effective expert testimony.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Steven L. Feldman, Steven L. Crane and Sasha N. Brower

      You have long represented a client in his general business affairs. For years, the client has leased a parcel of property located in the western United States to a small chemical distribution company. One day, you get a telephone call from your client informing you that he has been sued in federal court by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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