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NJ Supreme Court Recognizes Direct Claim for Contribution between Insurers

By | Published November 12, 2013 | Posted in Environmental Cleanup Cost Recovery, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Insurance Recovery, Redevelopment | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

The New Jersey Supreme Court held recently that an insurer with an obligation to indemnify and defend has a direct claim for contribution against a co-insurer for costs associated with defending the insured in continuous property damage litigation. This is true even if the insured releases that co-insurer. In Potomac Ins. Co. v. Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Read More

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Third Circuit Finds Jurisdiction Over RCRA Claims is Exclusively Federal

By | Published October 22, 2013 | Posted in Environmental Litigation, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Legislation and Rulemaking, Litigation | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

On August 6, 2013, a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the federal district courts hold exclusive jurisdiction over Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) claims. In Litgo New Jersey, Inc. v. Commissioner New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, __ F.3d __ (3d Cir. 2013), the Third Read More

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NJ Supreme Court Case Alters Insurance Coverage Allocations in Environmental Claims

By | Published October 18, 2013 | Posted in Environmental Cleanup Cost Recovery, Environmental Litigation, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Insurance Recovery, Litigation, Toxic Tort & Injury Claims | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On September 24, 2013, the New Jersey Supreme Court handed down an important insurance case in Farmers Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of Salem v. New Jersey Property-Liability Ins. Guar. Ass’n, ____ N.J. ____ (2013) that could change the way that insurance coverage is allocated for environmental claims when dealing with an insolvent insurance carrier. In Read More

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L&B Helps Nonprofit Resolve Stormwater Management Violations

By | Published September 16, 2013 | Posted in Environmental Litigation, Litigation | Tagged Tags: , , | Leave a comment

Save Hamilton Open Space, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving undeveloped land in Hamilton, New Jersey, filed a lawsuit against the township last month. The organization is suing the township over a years-long violation of the Stormwater Management Act occurring in a residential sub-development known as Christopher Estates. The Estates were developed using a poorly Read More

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Firm Congratulates its "Super Lawyers" and "Rising Stars"

By | Published March 21, 2013 | Posted in Appeals, Environmental Issues, Environmental Litigation, Land Use, Litigation | Tagged Tags: , , | Leave a comment

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich is pleased to announce that founding partners Stuart J. Lieberman and Shari M. Blecher*, as well as recently named shareholder Michael G. Sinkevich, Jr.*, have been named “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers Magazine.**  This is a continued honor for our founding partners, who were excited to discover that Read More

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January 2013 Environmental Law & Land Use Update

By | Published February 1, 2013 | Posted in Beaches & Coast, Environmental Issues, Environmental Litigation, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), New Jersey Environmental Laws, Newsletters, Toxic Tort & Injury Claims | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Our latest newsletter is out! In this issue, our attorneys discuss: The latest developments in New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (“Spill Act”) jurisprudence; Updates to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Vapor Intrusion Guidance; Challenges to the NJDEP’s controversial “waiver rule;” An update concerning our firm’s efforts to help residents of the Paulsboro, NJ community Read More

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NJDEP Updates Vapor Intrusion Guidance

By | Published February 1, 2013 | Posted in Environmental Litigation, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA), Landfills, Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP), New Jersey Environmental Laws, Site Remediation Reform Act | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Effective this month, the NJDEP has updated its vapor intrusion guidance.  Vapor intrusion or “VI” refers to hazardous substances in contaminated soil or groundwater that may volatilize (i.e., disperse as a gas) and migrate upward through subsurface soils or other pathways and impact the indoor air quality of overlying buildings.  Depending on the extent of hazardous substances Read More

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Firm Pursues Lawsuit for Victims of Derailed Train that Spilled Vinyl Chloride

By | Published January 8, 2013 | Posted in Environmental Litigation, Litigation, Toxic Tort & Injury Claims, Vinyl Chloride | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The environmental attorneys at Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich are filing what will be the third in a series of lawsuits relating to a train that derailed in Paulsboro, NJ, releasing vinyl chloride (a carcinogen) into the environment, when a bridge collapsed beneath it on the morning of November 30, 2012. This case, brought on behalf Read More

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Court Does Not Buy The "It's My Consultant's Fault" Argument, Affirms Penalties Against PRP for Sampling Failures

By | Published December 27, 2012 | Posted in Administrative Law, Appeals, Environmental Litigation, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Litigation, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Underground Storage Tanks | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

In a recent environmental case decided by the New Jersey Appellate Division, the court upheld a $20,000 penalty assessment against a leading South Jersey fuel oil company for failing to engage in proper sampling after an underground storage tank containing gasoline was found to have leaked.  The appeals court was not persuaded by the responsible parties’ “it’s my Read More

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Homeowner Fails to Conduct Due Diligence; Found Liable for Environmental Cleanup

By | Published October 16, 2012 | Posted in Appeals, Environmental Litigation, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Litigation, Underground Storage Tanks | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

In a wake-up call for the residential property market, on September 28, 2012, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court  found that a residential property owner with a leaking underground storage tank that was “closed” before he purchased the property was liable for cleanup costs because he failed to conduct a due diligence Read More

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  • Town liable for private company's leaking underground tanks, court rules

    NJ.com Jul 26, 2017

    CRANFORD -- A couple that owned a businesses in town and became sick from leaking underground tanks owned by an adjacent business can sue the township for damages because the tanks were partially ...

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  • Dark Waters: How a Class Action Catapulted NJ to Forefront of 'Forever Chemicals' Battle

    NJ Law Journal Jan 09, 2020

    As property owners become increasingly aware of PFAS contamination, and as individuals exposed to PFAS learn of the health risks associated with exposure, liability will likely affect entire supply chains.

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