Litigation Support

Roux Associates provides consulting, expert witness services, and mediation support on technical issues including: hydrogeology, chemical fate and transport, cause and timing of contaminant releases, human health risk, remedial design and implementation, and remedial costs at hazardous waste sites.

Our success in providing litigation support is based on the strong credentials and depth of experience of our experts, coupled with their ability to present accurate and persuasive testimony of complex technical issues using demonstrative and site-specific graphics.

Expert Opinion Topics

  • Source and Timing of Contaminant Releases
      (Environmental Forensics)
  • Compliance with the National Contingency
      Plan
  • Cost Allocation
  • Natural Resource Damages
  • Necessity and Appropriateness of Response
      Actions
  • Costs-to-Cure
  • Potential Risks Associated with Site
      Contaminants
  • Daubert Witness
  • Failure Analyses
  • Bankruptcy Evaluations using GAAP and
      Industry Guidance
  • Stormwater Flow Analysis
  • Source and Impacts of Air Pollution

Services

  • Assist in document discovery
  • Assist in preparing for fact witness
      depositions
  • Evaluate and summarize technical
      information
  • Forensic analysis
  • Define nature, magnitude and source of
      contamination
  • Determine timing and causes of releases
  • Cost analysis
  • Develop opinions pertinent to the case
  • Prepare affidavits
  • Assist in preparing for opposing expert
      depositions
  • Prepare expert reports
  • Assist in preparation for trial
  • Development of technical exhibits
  • Provide expert testimony

Roux Associates' team of experts has evaluated complex technical issues in dispute during litigation and formulated expert opinions for presentation in reports, depositions and trials. Team members have provided expert witnesses testimony over a broad range of issues including the source and timing of chemical releases, groundwater contamination fate and transport, site cleanup costs and allocation among responsible parties, risk assessment, data validity and compliance with federal and state regulations.

The Roux Associates litigation support team is headed by Neil Ram. Dr. Ram is a Vice President and Principal Engineer with Roux Associates, Inc. having over 33 years of experience in site assessment, site remediation, chemical fate and transport and litigation support. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Harvard University and a M.S. and B.S. in Environmental Science from Rutgers University. He has authored two books on the detection, treatment, and risks of volatile organic compounds in water supplies as well as journal articles on a wide range of environmental engineering subjects. Dr. Ram has managed Superfund Remedial Investigation Feasibility Studies (RI/FS), designed and implemented remediation systems for organic and inorganic contaminants in soil and groundwater, conducted industrial compliance audits, and assisted state and federal agencies in writing regulations and guidance. He has been an expert witness in dozens of cases involving the source, timing, and transport of contaminant releases, the necessity and appropriateness of response actions, NCP compliance and cost allocation.

For more information on our litigation support capabilities, please contact Neil Ram at (781) 270-6600 or nram@rouxinc.com

Project Examples:

Former Pesticide Plant Southern California
Former Coal Tar Plant Chicago, Illinios
Former Coal Tar Plant Eastern Tennessee
Superfund Site New Jersey
Major Utility Westchester, New York