Business and Real Estate Transactions

NJDEP Proposes Significant Changes to Inland Flood Hazard Area Regulations

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) has announced that it will propose an Inland Flood...

Are You Insured? What Property Owners Need to Know Before Allowing Environmental Work

Property owners that allow access to their property for environmental work often seek to be included as...

Property Owner Forced to Accept Deed Notice by Good-Faith Remediator?

What happens when a property owner refuses to consent to a deed notice to address historic fill...

NJDEP Proposes Significant Changes to Remediation Standards for Cleanup of Contaminated Sites

On April 6th, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) proposed major revisions to the existing...

Beware of Contractual Statutes of Limitation Affecting Claims for Deficient Environmental Services

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey recently upheld a provision in an environmental...

Buyers Beware: Failure to Conduct a Preliminary Assessment Prior to Purchase May Be a Costly Omission

In the murky waters of determining liability under the New Jersey Spill Act, New Jersey courts are...