Below is a short case update involving a long-fought CERCLA cost recovery and contract action between the United States and various oil companies involving the McColl Superfund Site in Fullerton, California. At issue in this installment was whether the WWII-era contract allowed the United States to avoid paying CERCLA interest based on sovereign immunity. Click…
Global Climate Change and U.S. Law: The third edition (2023) of this critical and timely book on the challenge of our time is now available. Norman Dupont, a partner at Ring Bender, has reviewed this new book, which covers a variety of climate-related environmental regulations, risk management issues, and other frontiers such as agriculture and…
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that [rulemaking] swing: The lack of enforceable environmental justice at EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent talk and new special program office on environmental justice won’t ensure a permanent change until it undertakes rulemaking to establish a formal legal structure. If EPA leaves its environmental justice programs without a firm framework, then it risks potential reversal of its efforts if a future administration is elected,…
Ring Bender Managing Partner Tina Hein Profiled by the PDXbizwomen Coalition in the Portland Business Journal
We are delighted to have our managing partner Tina Hein profiled by the PDXbizwomen Coalition in the Portland Business Journal. In the profile, Tina answers questions concerning the challenges that working mothers face in the demanding practice of law, and provides advice that women (and men) can follow in building a support network. To read…
Land Transactions Involving Contaminated Property: “As-Is” Provision Does Not Entitle a Seller to Immunity
In a cautionary tale underscoring the importance of due diligence prior to purchasing a property and clearly defining indemnity obligations in a purchase and sale agreement, the court in DP Etiwanda, LLC v. Simsmetal USA Corp., No. EDCV211238JGBSPX, 2022 WL 2101722 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 27, 2022) was called upon to determine whether an “As-Is” provision…
Ring Bender Named a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers(r)
Ring Bender has been named among top tier law firms by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in their 2023 “Best Law Firms” list. Additionally, Ring Bender Partner Norm Dupont has been recognized as Best Lawyers® 2023 Environmental “Lawyer of the Year” in Orange County, California, and Partner Christine “Tina” Hein was selected…
