Topic
Superfund
122 published works
Ogden Glazer + Schaefer Blog
Commercial Real Estate Purchases and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (aka Superfund)
When people say “Superfund,” I don’t think purchases of “run of the mill” commercial real estate come to mind (as often as they maybe should). Prior to becoming a lawyer,…
Ogden Glazer + Schaefer Blog
Commercial Real Estate Purchases and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (aka Superfund)
When people say “Superfund,” I don’t think purchases of “run of the mill” commercial real estate come to mind (as often as they maybe should). Prior to becoming a lawyer,…
E2 Law Blog
The Superfund Contribution Mind Pretzel…or One of Them
From the first days of Superfund litigation, lawyers and courts have complained that Congress did not distinguish itself when drafting the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42…
Green Building Law Update
Phase l Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020
The hottest environmental topic for business in 2020, as a result of an amendment to the Superfund law for the first time making clear that tenants can qualify as bona…
The Nickel Report
Supreme Court Considers Landowner Rights in Superfund Case
Last month, the Supreme Court held oral argument in a case that addressed cleanup obligations for potentially responsible parties (PRPs) at Superfund sites. In Atlantic Richfield Company v. Christian, a…
Supreme Court Update
Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc. (02-1192) and Brosseau v. Haugen (03-1261)
Greetings, Court fans! Lots of action today, in what was probably the last opinion day before 2005. The Court issued five opinions, on top of the four cert grants…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
SCOTUS Will Review EPA’s Authority to Control Superfund Cleanups at Company’s Request
By Gregory Dickinson, J. Michael Showalter
Everyone knows that environmental cleanups are complicated. Sites can be geographically vast and varied, involve operations that have released chemicals over decades, and goal posts for how and what should…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Ohio H.B. 168 Creates Superfund-like Protections for Qualifying Purchasers of Brownfield Properties
By Ryan Elliott
The Ohio House of Representatives recently passed a bill (H.B. 168) that provides “bona fide prospective purchasers” (BFPPs) of brownfield properties with an affirmative defense against state lawsuits seeking to…
E2 Law Blog
Credits for Superfund Settlement Payments and What That Means for Settlement Strategy
When many parties are jointly and severally liable for the same contamination problem, not every one of those parties can pay more than its fair share of that joint liability…
Employer Perspectives
Superfunds – another option for managing historic DB pension scheme liabilities?
By Olivia Caird
Superfunds are a hot topic right now in the pensions industry. A consultation on the regulation of superfunds has recently closed, and a response from the Government is expected in…