Members of Keller Rohrback’s environmental litigation team recently sat for an interview with a reporter from the legal reporting website, Lawdragon.com. Lynn Sarko, Yoona Park, Matt Preusch, and Dan Mensher went in-depth on the Keller Rohrback environmental litigation practice group’s past, present and future, including touching on several of the team’s recent newsworthy victories.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that on July 25, 2024, Monsanto Company has agreed to pay $160 million to the City of Seattle to resolve the city’s claims against the giant multinational chemical company for PCB contamination in the Duwamish River.
On May 1, 2024, nine years after a pipeline ruptured along the Santa Barbara coastline spilling oil onto private property, Refugio State Beach and into the Pacific Ocean, U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez granted preliminary approval of a $70 million class action settlement to property owners to resolve all outstanding class claims
We are elated to share the news that the significant verdict reached by a Portland jury in the 2020 Oregon fires case was selected by the Courtroom View Network as the first in its Top 10 list of most impressive plaintiff verdicts for 2023.
A jury in Portland, Oregon awarded approximately $84 million in compensation from PacifiCorp to nine survivors of the fires that swept across Oregon on Labor Day 2020.
Did the Maui wildfires destroy your world? The physical destruction of homes, businesses, and personal belongings has been devastating, but the emotional and financial toll imposed by the fire is immeasurable. Although we at Keller Rohrback cannot give you back what you have lost, we can help you hold accountable those who were responsible for this tragedy.
Was your property lost or damaged in the catastrophic Marhsall Fire in Boulder County Colorado? More than 1,000 homes and commercial buildings were damaged or destroyed, and approximately 6,000 acres of land were burned, in this tragic but preventable disaster in Boulder County, Colorado. Keller Rohrback wants to help.
For decades, appliance manufacturers have created marketing campaigns that portray gas stoves as as safe, efficient, and effective cooking tools. What those campaigns have omitted are the noxious gasses that those products emit, even when they are off.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that on December 15, 2022, Monsanto Company has agreed to pay $698 million to the State of Oregon to resolve the State’s claims against the giant multinational chemical company for PCB contamination throughout Oregon. Monsanto, the sole manufacturer of PCBs in the United States, made and sold over 1.4 billion pounds of PCBs despite knowing they are toxic, bioaccumulate, and last effectively forever.
On September 20, Federal District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez granted final approval of a combined $230 million class action settlement arising out of Plains All American Pipeline’s 2015 Refugio Oil Spill on the Santa Barbara coast.
Keller Rohrback Is Pleased to Announce That Portland-area Air Quality Researchers Will Be Acquiring Air Pollution Monitoring Equipment as the Result of a Recent Class Action Settlement.
Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is an important reminder to support and protect the environment, raise awareness on the climate and ecological crises, and to make a conscious effort to reduce our environmental impact.
Keller Rohrback is investigating Avista Utilities, which may have caused the Babb Road Fire that ravaged 15 miles of homes and properties in Malden and Pine City. If this extensive fire damaged your home, property, or business, we want to hear your story.
Ford Motor Company may have misreported fuel economy and emissions testing results, according to reports that the company has informed the Environmental Protection Agency about an internal investigation.
A class action settlement agreement filed January 10, 2019 by the consumer plaintiffs in the Fiat Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep (FCA) “EcoDiesel” Litigation will, if approved, provide eligible owners and lessees with substantial cash payments in addition to government-approved emissions modifications and extended warranties.
On January 4, 2018, with the help of Keller Rohrback, the State of Oregon filed suit against Monsanto seeking to hold the chemical giant responsible for the toxic contamination it created across the state.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. commenced litigation against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and others over the inclusion of defeat devices in their Eco-Diesel Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board Issue Notices of Violation to Fiat Chrysler Over Defeat Devices In Eco-Diesel Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokees
The Keller Rohrback L.L.P. presentations will center on the current status of the Volkswagen case, current events in Settlement in Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation, as well as current environmental cases and other topics.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is investigating potential claims on behalf of residents and businesses in Portland affected by high levels of toxic materials allegedly emitted from Precision Castparts (“PCC”) facilities in the Portland Metro area.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is investigating potential claims on behalf of residents and businesses in Portland affected by high levels of airborne toxins from art glass manufacturers.
Keller Rohrback’s managing partner Lynn Sarko has been appointed to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the landmark litigation to hold Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi accountable to consumers for developing and marketing so-called clean diesel vehicles.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, which represented those affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill, have filed a class action lawsuit against Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. and Plains Pipeline, L.P., stemming from the Refugio State Beach oil spill in Santa Barbara.
