CERCLA Cost Recovery

New Jersey

Roux Associates was retained by two manufacturing companies who were sued by the principal PRP at a major National Priorities List landfill in southern New Jersey. The PRP was seeking a multimillion-dollar contribution from each of our clients alleging that they sent waste materials to the landfill that contributed to the environmental damage and resulting cleanup costs. Roux Associates reviewed numerous technical reports and extensive analytical data in evaluating the case. Based on this work, Roux Associates prepared an expert report demonstrating that none of the specific compounds that were alleged to have resulted from our clients wastes, caused significant environmental harm to two major off-site areas that had been remediated. Roux Associates provided deposition and trial testimony in this case.

The court ruled that our clients had no liability for cleanup costs at this site.