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⟩ Appellate Division Case Demonstrates Importance of Carefully Negotiated Escrow Agreements
Real estate transactions involving commercial and residential properties frequently employ the use of escrow agreements to address potential environmental issues. This practice is widespread in New Jersey and it permits properties that may have environmental issues to go to closing without first accomplishing a cleanup. This practice is good for the buyer, good for the Read More
Read MoreState of New Jersey Not Liable for pre-1977 Hazardous Discharges
On March 27, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a very important decision concerning Spill Act liability in contribution cases. In the case of NL Industries, Inc. v. State of New Jersey, the Court held that the State is not liable to pay cleanup costs for “pre-Act” discharges, meaning discharges that occurred before the Read More
Read MoreThe Exxon Settlement Paves the Way for future reviews of NRD claims
Judge Hogan has tried and overseen many environmental cases and that fact was evident in the over 80 page decision that he wrote last week upholding the frequently maligned $225 million settlement between the state DEP and the oil giant. While many people argued the state should have gotten more, largely because the state itself Read More
Read MoreWind turbines: The answer my friend is not always blowing in the wind
The Superior Court of New Jersey in Re: Petition of Fisherman’s Atlantic City Windfarm, LLC for the Approval of the State Waters Wind Project and Authorizing Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificates, (2015) considered an appeal by Fishermen’s Atlantic City Windfarm, LLC, (FACW) for approval of a wind energy project that would be subsidized by the Read More
Read MorePre-emption of solid waste regulation in NJ can be a real problem for local officials
The Superior Court of New Jersey in Gary Walker d/b/a Omega Material Recovery v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington, (2015) considered an appeal to amend the Burlington County District Solid Waste Management Plan (the District Plan) in order to approve a site for a solid waste transfer station and material recovery Read More
Read MoreDEP Proposes New Rules Governing New Jersey LSRPs
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has just proposed new rules that will govern how Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) work, and the standards that apply to their work in the State of New Jersey. The draft regulations were published in the January 5, 2015 New Jersey Register. When adopted, they will be codified as N.J.A.C. Read More
Read MoreNo Time Limit to Sue for Environmental Cleanup Costs in New Jersey
No Statute of Limitations Applies to Private Spill Act Claims The regulated community breathed a collective sigh of relief when New Jersey’s highest court released its decision today in Morristown Associates v. Grant Oil Co., — NJ — (2015), where it held that the state’s general six-year statute of limitations is not applicable to private “contribution” lawsuits Read More
Read MoreThe Price Tag to Develop on Preserved Land in NJ May be Going Up
The New Jersey Legislature is considering a bill (S-570) which would result in companies paying more to develop building on public land. The bill proposes that proposed projects on preserved land in the state would be assessed for how much revenue that project would generate. The proposal is intended to help balance the value to Read More
Read MoreAppellate Division Affirms Franklin Township Ban on Digital Billboards
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently upheld a decision by Franklin Township, New Jersey to ban digital billboards along a stretch of Interstate 287, while allowing static billboards to be implemented. The Appellate Division determined that no violation of the First Amendment took place as part of the ban, with Judge Marianne Espinosa stating that Read More
Read MoreNJ Supreme Court to Hear Argument in Environmental Spill Case on Oct. 6
NJ High Court to Decide if 6 Year Statute of Limitation Applies to Environmental Cleanup Cost Recovery Claim Under the Spill Act On October 6, 2014, the Supreme Court of New Jersey will be hearing oral argument in Morristown Assoc. v Grant Oil Co., 432 N.J.Super 287 (App. Div. 2013), a case involving the statute Read More
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On January 4, 2019, the New Jersey Appellate Division handed down a decision in Terranova vs. General Electric Pension Trust, Docket No. A-5699-16T3 (hereinafter, “Terranova”). In Terranova, The New Jersey
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