{"id":923,"date":"2023-11-28T19:18:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pierceoneill.com\/?page_id=923"},"modified":"2024-04-03T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T14:25:52","slug":"environmental-toxic-torts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pierceoneill.com\/practice-areas\/environmental-toxic-torts\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental &amp; Toxic Torts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"923\" class=\"elementor elementor-923\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dea636 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dea636\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0433885\" data-id=\"0433885\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3a304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd3a304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\">We maintain an established national scope in defending energy and commercial clients in environmental and toxic tort litigation. We have successfully defended clients against claims involving land contamination, natural resource disputes, chemical exposure, water pollution, wrongful death, and injuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffea8c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffea8c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Representative Matters<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336f693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"336f693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Successful defense of national energy company in lawsuit brought by landowners seeking $750 million in damages allegedly resulting from contamination of landowners\u2019 properties by natural gas and hydrogen sulfide, with jury rendering unanimous verdict for client following three-month trial<\/li><li>Successful defense of claims brought against client in Pennsylvania, alleging groundwater contamination arising from hydraulic fracturing and other oil and gas operations<\/li><li>Successful defense of over 100 personal injury\/toxic tort cases filed against client involving death and personal injury claims based on alleged benzene exposure<\/li><li>Successful defense of defective product and negligence claims alleging benzene exposure, with jury returning verdict in favor of client following 13-day jury trial<\/li><li>Successful defense of claims for trespass to property arising from alleged contamination, pollution and improper abandonment of oil field production facilities, equipment, and infrastructure<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1bdab5\" data-id=\"f1bdab5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bdc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5bdc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Do<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473d1b3 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-nav-menu__align-start elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-2170 elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"473d1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/pierceoneill.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-nav-menu.min.css\">\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-background e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-473d1b3\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1847\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pierceoneill.com\/practice-areas\/complex-commercial-litigation\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Complex Commercial Litigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1846\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pierceoneill.com\/practice-areas\/energy-natural-resources-litigation\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Energy &amp; 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