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Environmental Litigation

Contact: Dr. Robert Trout (robert.trout@litecon.com) or,
..............David S. Hanson (dhanson@litecon.com)

Environmental litigation involves a wide variety of issues that require financial and economic consulting. With its vast experience in many diverse financial and economic issues, Lit.Econ LLP is well positioned to provide the necessary expertise to assist trial lawyers and their clients in this type of litigation. We have expertise and experience in cost remediation, summarization and analysis of amount and timing of costs incurred, cost allocations, allocations of indirect costs, diminution in property values, quantification of claims for recovery and prudency of claimed response costs.

Re: Hunter Family Trust (Santa Barbara Cty 2000) Estimated the value of potential liability for alleged environmental damages and possible impact on the assets of a family trust.

State of California v. Western Properties Services Corporation (Administrative Proceeding) Prepared an analysis to rebut the State's allocation of administrative overhead associated with a Superfund clean-up site.

Western Properties Services Corporation v. Shell Oil Company, et al. (Federal District Court, Los Angeles) Testified about the costs incurred over a 17-year period Response Action Costs associated with a Superfund Site in Riverside County, CA. Assignment involved extensive forensic procedures to review and evaluate financial Documentation in order to demonstrate the validity and appropriateness of the clean-up costs incurred.

Debra Kline, et al. v. Cotter Company (AAA Los Angeles) Testified about damages allegedly suffered by plaintiff as a result of toxic substances located on a retail real estate development site.

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