Litigation Support
Providing Persuasive in-depth Scientific Analyses and Expert Testimony for Litigation
Roux’s team of experts has evaluated complex technical issues in dispute during litigation and formulated expert opinions for presentation in reports, depositions, and trial. Team members have provided expert witness testimony over a broad range of issues including the source and timing of chemical releases, groundwater contaminant fate and transport, the necessity and appropriateness of site cleanup costs, equitable allocation among PRPs, risk assessment, data validity, and compliance of response actions with federal and state regulations.
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Team Members
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- Determining the source and timing of contaminant releases to soil and groundwater
- Chemical fate and transport analysis to determine groundwater migration pathways and receptors
- Evaluating whether response actions are substantially consistent with the NCP
- Evaluating whether response actions are/were necessary and appropriate
- Projecting future response action costs to bring the sites to regulatory closure
- Determining equitable cost sharing among PRPs
- MGP sites: Calculating historical tar production
- Fraudulent conveyance evaluation in bankruptcy proceedings: Determining life-cycle cleanup costs for portfolio of contaminated sites
- TR-55 analysis of changes in land use and stormwater flows
- Evaluating the source and impacts of air pollutants and point source releases
- Historical standard-of-care and industry state-of-knowledge
- Consultants’ compliance with ASTM Standard Practice E1527 during the performance of Phase I environmental site assessments
- Evaluating mechanistic, animal toxicology, and epidemiological studies for potential associations between exposures and health outcomes (both cancer and non-cancer)
- Evaluating potential exposures and health risks associated with chemicals/agents in environment, workplaces, and consumer products
Related Services/Tools:
- 2-D and 3-D Data Visualization
- Georeferencing current and historical site features to soil and groundwater data
- Chemical fingerprinting to identify sources of contamination
- Preparing affidavits, declarations, and expert reports
- Assisting in document discovery
- Assisting in preparing for fact and expert witness depositions
- Assisting in preparing for opposing expert depositions
- Trial preparation and demonstratives
- Development of trial exhibits
Case Studies
- Air Quality
- Fate & Transport
- Allocation
- Forensic Evaluation
- Cost Evaluation & Recovery
- Standard of Care
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Recent Rulings
Dorrell v. Woodruff Energy Inc.
In a six-hour oral ruling, Superior Court Judge David W. Morgan of Gloucester County rejected the plaintiff’s claims that Woodruff Energy was responsible for any spill events after testimony from William Silverstein. The lawsuit, filed in 2011, claimed a Woodruff employee was responsible for discharges of gasoline and kerosene on company property in the 1960s, as well as an overfill of heating oil during the 1990s.
Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) v. 175-33 Horace Harding Realty Corp.
Judge Seybert ruled in favor of Sin Senh, Principal Hydrogeologist of Roux, who testified on behalf of Sunoco, Inc. (R&M). “Specifically, Senh thoroughly and persuasively testified that…a New Release of contaminant occurred between September 2001 and January 2002. During that time, the Site was under HHR’s control.”
Tronox v. Anadarko Matter
Judge Gropper based his ruling in part on testimony given by Dr. Ram on behalf of Tronox. The judge relied on Dr. Ram’s valuation of the environmental liability for cleaning up hundreds of contaminated sites across the U.S., “It is significant that Ram’s analysis is the only comprehensive valuation in the vast record of this case of Tronox’s environmental liabilities.” (see pages 104-111 of Court’s ruling).
You assembled a terrific team with all of the necessary skill sets and I think that our technical case was by far superior. From my side, it is always reassuring to have experts who are so clearly on top of their topic and in my case, from day one I knew that you and your team were on top of the case and on top of the issues that you needed to address.
John Kelly, Partner
K&L Gates
You and your team are fantastic! I was complimented on the deposition (good feeling indeed) but you all did the heavy lifting! I could not have been more prepared and I cannot be more grateful. You are tremendous representatives for Roux and consummate professionals.
Robert Vaughan, Partner
Kim Vaughan Lerner LLP
I want to thank you and the rest of the team for doing a great job on a very important issue in a very important case. You mastered more facts than many will in a lifetime and really understood the issues, which resulted in thorough, thoughtful, truthful, credible and persuasive testimony. Your team’s attention to detail showed, which is key in a case like this. You should all be proud of the work you did on this project. I know my client, the litigation trustee, is very impressed. Thank you for the extraordinary efforts.
Jeffery Zeiger, Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP