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LSI 2010 NRD Santa Fe final conference binder 072110.pdf

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Linda R. Larson of Marten Law PLLC<br />

J. Scott Janoe of Baker Botts LLP<br />

Speaker 21: 6<br />

Speaker 22: 6<br />

Settlements (cont'd.)<br />

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Court also considered CERCLA standard: whether<br />

settlement is fair, reasonable & consistent with statutory<br />

purposes<br />

<br />

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Procedural fairness: candor, openness, bargaining balance<br />

Substantive fairness: reasonable compromise of litigation<br />

(Cannons Engineering; 899 F.2d at 88-90)<br />

<br />

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Settlements memorialized in consent decrees &<br />

agreements subject to public comment<br />

CERCLA preference for settlement combined with<br />

deference to DOJ’s special expertise and discretion<br />

afforded U.S. Attorney General<br />

10<br />

Management in Context of Large PRP Groups<br />

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Allocation issues<br />

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Understand your sites and watch the filings<br />

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Working with the government in the case<br />

11<br />

Law Seminars International | Natural Resource Damages | 07/16/10 in <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Fe</strong>, NM

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