Fri Dec 15th, On Firm News, by Bick Law LLP
Join Bick Law at DRI’s Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar in Music City! Details: When: March 1-2, 2018 Where: Nashville, Tennessee Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Deadline: Register by February 2, 2018. Any registrations after February 2nd will be processed on-site. What You Will Learn: How to Navigate the lines between consulting and testifying experts and getting the most out of both for the lease costs. What the new Toxic […]
Mon Dec 11th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Port Aransas on August 25th, 2017 before turning northeast and inland, stalling over southern Texas and bringing between 40 and 61 inches of rainfall to eastern Texas and parts of Louisiana. According to a press release by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), “the Houston area experienced the largest amount of rainwater ever recorded in the continental United States from a single storm (51.88 inches). […]
Fri Dec 1st, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
California environmental lawyer, Kimberly Bick published a piece in the Hastings Environmental Law Journal, an official publication of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Click here to read.
Thu Nov 16th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
In Giovanni v. U.S. Dep’t of the Navy, 2017 U.S. Dist. Lexis 104074 (E.D. Pa. July 6, 2017), the Navy obtained a dismissal of a state law claim for medical monitoring based on the “timing of review” provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). The plaintiffs claimed they were exposed to contaminated groundwater, suing the Navy in state court under Pennsylvania’s analog to CERCLA and common law, seeking […]