petroleum
Mao v. PIERS Envtl. Servs., Inc.
ELR Case
A California appellate court held that an environmental consultant hired by a lender had no duty to a prospective buyer of contaminated property. The buyer filed a negligence claim against the consultant group for an EA it performed in...
Aruba Petroleum, Inc. v. Parr
ELR Case
The Fifth Circuit overturned a $3 million jury award for a nuisance claim against a petroleum company in which a family claimed natural gas extraction caused contamination of their property. The family alleged that the petroleum company...