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EPA To Oversee Cleanup of Lead-Contaminated Soil at Chicago Site
Published Date: October 7, 2015
U.S. EPA Region V recently issued a press release relating to cleanup at a site in Chicago. EPA “announced a settlement with H. Kramer & Co., the City of Chicago and the BNSF Railway Co. to remove lead-contaminated soil near the Benito Juarez Community Academy in Pilsen. The alley at 21st Place behind the H. Kramer foundry and a portion [...] Read More
Robert S. Peckar and Michael S. Zicherman served as contributing editors to Getting the Deal Through—Construction 2016
Published Date: October 1, 2015
Peckar & Abramson is pleased to announce that founding partner Robert S. Peckar and partner Michael S. Zicherman served as contributing editors of Getting the Deal Through—Construction 2016. The attorneys co-authored the introduction to Getting the Deal Through, Construction 2016 as well as the chapter titled United States, published by Law Business Research, Ltd. Getting the Deal Through—Construction provides members [...] Read More
P3 Infrastructure in Review
Published Date: October 1, 2015
Frank Rapoport will give the Keynote address at the P3 Infrastructure Summit 2015 on October 14-15, 2015 located at the Digital Sandbox Network Event Center, 55 Broad Street, New York, New York. Mr. Rapoport's topic titled, "P3 Infrastructure in Review" will focus on a review of the notable developments in the p3 market over the past year, including the key [...] Read More
Peckar & Abramson Attorneys Named to the 2016 Edition of Best Lawyers®
Published Date: September 28, 2015
Peckar & Abramson is pleased to announce that twenty-four (24) attorneys at the firm have been named to the 2016 Edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning a reputation as the as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Lawyers [...] Read More
Seventh Circuit Finds Superfund Liability Limited by Release Signed in 1920
Published Date: September 24, 2015
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a 95-year old agreement released a defendant from contribution costs under the Superfund statute. In Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company v. Beazer East, Inc., Peoples Gas sued to recover costs it had incurred in conducting environmental investigation and removal activities at a property that it partially owned. At issue in [...] Read More
