Beyond Response Costs – Liability for Natural Resource Damages

Federal and state environmental laws impose liability on responsible parties not only for the investigation and remediation of contamination caused by releases of hazardous substances, but also for the resulting damage done to “natural resources.” 

In an article published on July 22, in The Legal Intelligencer’s Environmental Law section, titled “Beyond Response Costs – Liability for Natural Resource Damages,” White and Williams attorneys – Robert Walsh, Partner and Chair of the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Group, and Ingrid Lopez-Martinez, Associate – explore the legal basis for NRD claims, explain the criteria used to assess and value natural resource damages, review insurance coverage issues, and discuss how NRD is factoring into PFAS contamination claims. 

Read the article here.