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Who Pays for PFAS Cleanup in New Jersey?

By | Published September 22, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Who Pays for PFAS Cleanup in New Jersey?

PFAS contamination presents a particularly difficult question for property owners, businesses, municipalities, and developers: Who is responsible for paying for the investigation and cleanup? The answer depends heavily on the source and pathway of the contamination, the parties involved, and the particular statute or regulatory program that applies. In New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Read More

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Many New Jersey Residents Are Raising Serious Questions About Proposed Battery Energy Storage Facilities

By | Published September 22, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Many New Jersey Residents Are Raising Serious Questions About Proposed Battery Energy Storage Facilities

New Jersey is pursuing battery energy storage as a significant part of its response to increasing demands on the electric grid. Battery energy storage systems, commonly known as BESS facilities, are designed to charge when electricity is available or less expensive and discharge stored energy when demand is high. Through the Garden State Energy Storage Read More

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New Jersey’s Data Center Explosion: What Can Communities Do to Stop or Challenge These Projects?

By | Published September 22, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Jersey’s Data Center Explosion: What Can Communities Do to Stop or Challenge These Projects?

New Jersey’s data-center debate is moving rapidly from the political arena into zoning boards, municipal halls, and courtrooms. In recent weeks, municipalities have continued adopting restrictions and moratoriums, while developers have challenged some of those measures in court. The Pinelands Commission, for example, recently received a municipal ordinance establishing a six-month moratorium on data centers, Read More

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How Neighbors Can Organize Against a Large Local Development Project

By | Published September 22, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: | Comments Off on How Neighbors Can Organize Against a Large Local Development Project

Community members reviewing a proposed development project and participating in the public approval process. When a major project is proposed nearby—such as a warehouse, data center, apartment complex, industrial facility, landfill, pipeline, quarry, or power project—many residents share the same concern: What can ordinary neighbors do, and how do we become effective? The best first Read More

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New Jersey Silicosis Claims: Legal Options for Stone Workers Exposed to Silica Dust

By | Published September 11, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on New Jersey Silicosis Claims: Legal Options for Stone Workers Exposed to Silica Dust

Workers who cut, grind, polish, fabricate, or install stone products may face serious health risks from exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust. For some workers, that exposure can lead to silicosis, a severe and potentially life-altering lung disease. At Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich, we are reviewing potential claims involving New Jersey workers who developed silicosis Read More

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When Cabin Air Makes Passengers Sick: Help Us Identify a Possible Pattern

By | Published August 27, 2026 | Posted in Aviation Law | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on When Cabin Air Makes Passengers Sick: Help Us Identify a Possible Pattern

Over the past decade, our law firm has heard from passengers who believe they became ill after breathing fumes, odors, or other substances in commercial aircraft cabins. Reported symptoms include dizziness, confusion, headaches, breathing problems, nausea, and other unexplained effects. Some passengers also described unusual odors or cabin conditions before or during the onset of Read More

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Wetlands Under Attack—or NJDEP at Your Door?

By | Published August 11, 2026 | Posted in Wetlands | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Wetlands Under Attack—or NJDEP at Your Door?

What New Jersey Property Owners and Environmental Advocates Need to Know New Jersey’s wetlands are among the State’s most important natural resources. They provide flood protection, filter pollutants, support wildlife, recharge groundwater, and perform countless ecological functions that benefit communities throughout the State. But what happens when someone fills, drains, excavates, or otherwise alters wetlands Read More

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When a Chemical Makes You Sick: Understanding Your Rights After Toxic Exposure

By | Published August 11, 2026 | Posted in Toxic Exposure Lawsuits | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on When a Chemical Makes You Sick: Understanding Your Rights After Toxic Exposure

Sometimes people get sick and do not know why. They may have worked around chemicals for years. They may have lived near a factory, landfill, industrial site, or contaminated property. They may have been exposed to polluted water, toxic fumes, dust, pesticides, solvents, asbestos, or other hazardous materials. At first, they may not think much Read More

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Beach Bar Relocation Marks Successful Resolution of Atlantic City Land Use Matter

By | Published August 11, 2026 | Posted in Land Use | Comments Off on Beach Bar Relocation Marks Successful Resolution of Atlantic City Land Use Matter

A long-running dispute over the location of a popular Atlantic City beach bar has come to a close, with the bar now relocating to a new site farther down the beach. The move followed years of discussion regarding the bar’s impact on nearby residents and the surrounding area. It was an honor for our firm to represent Read More

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Don’t Sell Your Town to a Data Center: New Jersey Municipalities Must Put Residents Before Revenue

By | Published August 7, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Don’t Sell Your Town to a Data Center: New Jersey Municipalities Must Put Residents Before Revenue

Artificial intelligence may be the future, but that does not mean New Jersey municipalities should blindly approve every data center that comes knocking. Across the state, from Vineland to Bergen County, local officials are being courted with promises of enormous tax revenues and economic growth. Before they cash that check, they should remember a simple Read More

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  • On the Run: Runner/lawyer DeBord out to protect the environment she loves

    Bucks County Herald, January 4, 2024

    When Brittany DeBord runs along the Delaware River canal towpath or on the trails of Tyler State Park, she doesn’t just appreciate the natural beauty of the...

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  • Gulf Coast Town Center facing foreclosure

    Naples Daily News, September 16, 2015

    Wells Fargo filed a lawsuit Sept. 8 against an affiliate of CBL & Associates, the owners of the decadeold, 1.2 million-square-foot mall in south Fort Myers for a $190.9 million unpaid loan. The center has 94 stores on 204 acres, with such anchors as Super Target, Belk, Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls and Costco...

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  • Town liable for private company's leaking underground tanks, court rules

    NJ.com Jul 26, 2017

    CRANFORD -- A couple that owned a businesses in town and became sick from leaking underground tanks owned by an adjacent business can sue the township for damages because the tanks were partially ...

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  • Dark Waters: How a Class Action Catapulted NJ to Forefront of 'Forever Chemicals' Battle

    NJ Law Journal Jan 09, 2020

    As property owners become increasingly aware of PFAS contamination, and as individuals exposed to PFAS learn of the health risks associated with exposure, liability will likely affect entire supply chains.

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