In most commercial real estate transactions, the buyer and/or lender require a Phase I environmental site assessment (“ESA”). Hopefully, the ESA does not identify any recognized environmental conditions (“REC”), and the transaction closes. However, if RECs are...
At roughly three-year intervals, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) adopts a regional Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) to address public health standards for ozone and particulate matter, The AQMP coordinates the efforts of many agencies,...
Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis, LLP represents the investor property owner in connection with the Garden Grove site discussed in the New York Times article, Turning Polluted Properties Into Profits.
A new law has given cities, counties and special districts an effective conduit of redevelopment funding to take the place of their departed redevelopment agencies. Effective January 1, 2016, Assembly Bill 2 (AB2), also known as the Community Redevelopment Law...
In Fluor v. Superior Court (August 20, 2015) 61 Cal.4th 1175, the California Supreme Court overruled its prior decision in Henkel Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., 29 Cal. 4th 934 (2003) and found policyholders could assign rights to insurance coverage...
The demise of the “redevelopment agency” in California in 2012 was swift and sudden. In the midst of a budget crisis, the California legislature dissolved the hundreds of redevelopment agencies across the state, and used their tax proceeds to balance the state...
For the sixth year in a row, Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis, LLP’s Brian D. Langa has been identified by Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star. Mr. Langa has been identified as a rising star in the field of environmental law each and every year since...
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002 amended various sections of CERCLA in order, among other things, to promote redevelopment of contaminated Brownfields properties. These amendments included creation of the Contiguous...
For the seventh year in a row, Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis, LLP’s Brian D. Langa has been identified by Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star. Mr. Langa has been identified as a rising star in the field of environmental law each and every year...
The National Research Council, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), recently released a report entitled, “Alternatives for Managing the Nation’s Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites.” The report estimates there are more than 126,000 sites in the United...
