Conn Kavanaugh is also prepared when our clients face difficult environmental claims, such as hazardous waste. We work closely with environmental engineers when our clients face governmental demands. Our lawyers have represented clients in both the prosecution and defense of numerous cost recovery actions. Our extensive experience in insurance coverage matters ensures that our clients have effective recovery, and we are prepared to litigate to pursue those rights when necessary.

Representative Matters

• Represented purchaser of boat yard against prior owner for failure to disclose UST with waste oil, obtaining full recovery of remediation costs.
  
  
• Represented purchaser of industrial property in hazardous waste, OSHA, and cost recovery issues for harm caused by prior owner's failure to remove solvent in pipes, recovering full costs of remediation and OSHA fines.
  
  
• Represented home owners in claims relating to oil contamination of property.
  
  
• Represented medium-sized company in PRP negotiations over Superfund municipal trash site.
  
  
• Represented environmental engineers in claims of professional liability.
  
  
• Represented several insurers in evaluation of numerous environmental insurance claims and in defense of declaratory judgment suits.
  
  
• Defended insurance broker in claim of failure to place environmental coverage, which suit focused on clean-up costs actually incurred by client/insured.
  
  
• Defended valve manufacturer in subrogation suit brought on behalf of oil dealer that had contaminated residential property.