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ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION

Summary:

Not all plaintiffs suffer a physical injury. In some situations, the defendant’s negligence harms the plaintiff’s assets, forcing the plaintiff to bring a lawsuit to right the wrong. Commonly, plaintiffs’ land is an asset defendants injure. If, through careless behavior, the defendant damages the plaintiff’s property, the law provides a remedy through the court system. The Robert Pahlke Law Group has protected plaintiffs’ ownership rights and the environment’s integrity on several occasions. The following are examples of such cases.

In cases such as these, we have shared the responsibility for investigating, deposing, and fighting national and international corporations with wonderful co-counsel from Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

Cases:

1. Charles Wright, Hell Bar Ranch, Ltd, et al. v. Westinghouse, ABB T&D

- Defective lightning arrester causes 75,000 acre range fire. Confidential settlement.

2. Norfolk v. Oil Refinery

- Defendant processing plant attempted to recover sour crude oil. In the process, the defendant emitted noxious fumes that caused respiratory problems for the Norfolk family. Confidential settlement.

3. Sandersfeld v. Burlington Northern

- A passing train negligently emitted a spark that started a fire that scorched 1400 acres and trees on the family ranch. Confidential settlement.

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