Environmental

In our Environmental Practice, we principally represent insurers and reinsurers in coverage analysis, adjustment counseling and defense of environmental claims. Our Firm serves as national, regional and local counsel to various primary, excess and umbrella insurers in environmental coverage disputes and represent insureds in the defense of claims alleging exposure to contaminants/pollutants, chemical sensitivity and toxic torts.

The attorneys at Fisher Kanaris, P.C. are experienced and knowledgeable in the interpretation and applicability of all types of insurance coverage and their relationship to environmental claims. Fisher Kanaris, P.C. has advised clients in many cases of first impression, and our attorneys have also assisted in the development of corporate environmental compliance programs. As part of the Environmental Practice, our attorneys have evaluated and litigated myriad pollution and contamination issues at the trial and appellate levels.

Our attorneys have been involved in a majority of the largest and most significant environmental insurance coverage actions across the country, including multi-site and multi-state claims brought by numerous Fortune 500 corporations such as Alcoa, Boeing, General Mills, J.R. Simplot, PPG, Stone Container, United Technologies and Westinghouse. We have also litigated multi-million dollar asbestos removal claims involving insureds ranging from school districts to governmental authorities and municipalities.

Fisher Kanaris, P.C.'s attorneys are well-recognized in the area of environmental law, having published several leading articles on environmental claims handling and coverage. The lawyers in our Environmental Practice are also frequent speakers at environmental insurance coverage conferences and regularly conduct workshops and seminars for the Firm's clients.

Fisher Kanaris, P.C. attorneys have experience in dealing with numerous environmental issues, including:

• Asbestos
• Debris Removal
• Soil & Groundwater Cleanup
• Lead Paint
• Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
• Oil & Gasoline Spills
• Hazardous Waste Handling & Disposal

• Microbials
• Solvent Discharges
• PCBs
• Electromagnetic Field Claims
• Pesticides
• Sick Building Syndrome
• Legionnaire's Disease
• Regulatory Compliance