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Plenary: The Sleeping Giant Awakes: How Trustees and the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) are Transforming NRD Claims

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Hosted By:
ABA: 2023 Environmental & Energy, Mass Torts and Products Liability Litigation Committees’ Joint Regional CLE Program
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Location:
The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa

126 Riverfront Lane, PO Box 9690
PO Box 9690
Avon, CO 81620

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Natural resources are defined expansively to include “land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking water supplies, and other such resources.” Pursuit of Natural Resource Damage (NRD) claims by federal and state governments has notably increased in recent years especially in Colorado and New Jersey and present the potential for significant liabilities and opportunities under multiple federal and state laws. How will the PAGA promulgate prosecution and defense of PRPs?

Moderator:
Orell Anderson, Strategic Property Analytics, Laguna Niguel, CA
Speakers:
Allan Kanner, Kanner & Whiteley LLC, New Orleans, LA
Maureen Mitchel, Fox Rothschild LLP, Seattle, WA
Dan Gibbs, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Denver, CO

*CLE credits available 
** Please note there is a cost to attend