ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & TOXIC TORTS PRACTICE

German, Gallagher & Murtagh is actively involved and experienced in all aspects of environmental law, from representation of corporate clients seeking permits before regulatory authorities to representation of defendants in latex glove and lead paint litigation.

Some examples of the scope and depth of the firm's expertise in such litigation are its retention by several major chemical and material manufacturers in litigation alleging personal injuries resulting from product exposure, the firm's retention by drug and chemical firms and contractors in claims alleging that design errors resulted in environmental contamination.

GGM has an asbestos toxic tort litigation group, which represents manufacturers, suppliers and installers of asbestos-containing materials. The firm has acted as national coordinating counsel for an asbestos product manufacturer and was responsible for the coordination of the defense of all cases nationwide for this particular company.