Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP

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Multi-Party Defence Litigation - Chlorinated Solvents: Our industrial client carried on a manufacturing business at the same location for over 30 years. Our client approached two neighbours on discovering that chlorinated solvents had migrated off-site. One neighbour sued our client for $22M, and that neighbour's mortgage company also sued for $12M. We negotiated a complex and successful settlement of these claims after discovery. Settlement included a risk assessment-based clean-up and a transfer of property that significantly reduced what would have been much higher monetary damages.

Residential Multi-Storey Residential: Contaminated fill was discovered around and under our client’s apartment building by a prospective purchaser. The purchase agreement required our client to pay for any environmental investigation and clean-up. The clean-up would have cost more than half of the purchase price. We negotiated our client out of the deal. We assisted the client in obtaining a health risk assessment that first satisfied his mortgagee and tenants, and eventually satisfied another purchaser. We made our client whole through the threat of litigation and a settlement with insurers.

Commercial: Our client inherited contaminated commercial property. Her lawyer should have advised and arranged for the land to vest in a shell corporation to protect the beneficiary from personal liability. We sued one of the large automobile manufacturers, a multi-national waste hauler, former tenants, and the widow's lawyer and successfully settled with all parties at the discovery stage.

We provide representation and advice to proponents in planning, structuring and implementing renewable energy projects.

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