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Kiddie Kollege Ruling Highlights Importance of Performing PAs in NJ Transactions

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Nearly eight years after a New Jersey day care was forced to close down because of mercury contamination, the legal fallout continues.  In the latest legal salvo involving the infamous Kiddie Kollege Daycare & Preschool, Inc, (Kiddie Kollege), a New Jersey trial court ordered the current property owner who leased the contaminated building to the …

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Consultant Unable To Escape NJ Contaminated Fill Case

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We have previously reported on how disposal of fill material tends not to be well-regulated. During the real estate bubble demand for aggregate was at a premium. Due to the scarcity and cost of aggregate or fill material, contractors often use pulverized construction debris from other construction sites as fill material. Despite the fact that …

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Trio of NJ Cases Are Cautionary Tales For Home Heating Oil Tanks

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We have previously discussed the risks posed by residential heating oil tanks in a number of posts covering cases in New York , New Jersey , Oregon, Washington, Mass and Canada. Three recent cases in New Jerseyall involve claims of inadequate disclosure of heating oil illustrate. In Dalton v Shanna Lynn Corp., 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 874 (App. Div. 4/19/12) …

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NJ Lawyers Raise Concerns About Transparency of LSRP Program

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On May 7, 2012, the New Jersey Site Remediation Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10C-1 et seq. (SRRA) became fully effective. With limited exceptions, all site remediation projects in the state of New Jersey regardless of when work began must proceed under the supervision of a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) and without New Jersey Department of Environmental …

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