Toxic Torts - Lost Business Value Claims

Location: Various

Summary:

• Prepared expert testimony on significance of pesticides in water, fish and sediment related to operation of fish farm in South Carolina.

• Analyzed cash flows and other financial and operational data related to a retail shopping center impacted by an adjoining property owner leaking UST and impact on the value of the partnership?s assets.

• Provided expert testimony on lost business use in case involving contaminated food used in large aquaculture operations in California.

• Provided expert testimony on the economic impact of a petroleum release on recreational business interests in a coastal environment; developed alternative valuation model used by defendants to settle claims for a fraction of original value.

• Provided expert testimony related to lost income claims by shrimp fisherman resulting from an oil spill in Suisun Bay, California.

• Provided expert testimony on lost productivity and business use related to an impacts to an oyster fishery caused by an oil spill in South Carolina.

• Provided expert analysis of the New Jersey groundwater formula to support settlement and litigation efforts.