Remediation Required
Contamination of a Commercial Property
Problem
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Our client owns a retail center with many commercial tenants, including a dry cleaner. The dry cleaner’s vendor released a significant quantity of chlorinated dry-cleaning solvent on the client’s premises, contaminating the subsurface soils and groundwater. Remediation was required.
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Tort, strict environmental, lender, and insurance liability were triggered and required separate responses and management.
Solution
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Jordan Ramis was retained to assist in insurance tender and pursuit of appropriate coverage.
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Recovery of direct remedial action costs from the tenant, its insurer, and the company responsible for the spill were sought.
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Regulatory reporting and response requirements were fulfilled.
Results
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The contamination has been contained and cleaned up, costs were recovered, and all requirements were fulfilled.
