Have the Tides Changed in Favor of the Defense in Environmental Litigation?
Jake Grouser, a Partner in the firm’s Environmental and Toxic Tort Practice Group and Green Building Practice Group, authored an article titled "Have the Tides Changed in Favor of the Defense in Environmental Litigation?". It appears in the 2015 Winter newsletter of the New Jersey Defense Association. The article provides a brief summary of the Supreme Court's affirmation of the Appellate Division’s decision in Ross v. State Farm Fire & Casualty, et al., the reasoning set forth by the Court, and a commentary on the recent defensive trend in the law.