A legal maxim is that bad facts often make bad law. It appears that complex facts may have confused an Appellate Division court in In the Matter of FMC Corporation vs New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 2016 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6785 (App. Div.-Third Dept. 10/20/16) where the three judge-panel appeared to rule …
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The New York State Court of Appeals held that a PRP letter issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) was sufficient to trigger an indemnity obligation under a purchase and sale agreement. While lower courts have found PRP letters to constitute “suits” within the meaning of a Comprehensive General Liability policy …
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Both houses of the New York Legislature passed bills that would extend the sunset date for the brownfield tax from March 31, 2015 to December 31, 2015. Parties remediating sites in the Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) must obtain certificates of completion (COC) from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) by that date to be able …
The New York Court of Appeals heard oral argument on November 14th on whether the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) exceeded its authority when its set a goal of cleaning hazardous sites to “pre-disposal conditions” in its superfund regulations. After the NYSDEC revised its Part 375 regulations in 2006, the New York …
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