MM&J has significant experience defending hazardous waste and
toxic torts cases, including those involving wrongful death,
personal injury and property damage including claims of
groundwater contamination, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation & Liability Act, and the California Toxic
Pits Cleanup Act. MM&J has defended silicosis/asbestosis
cases for one of the major suppliers of bentonite. The firm was
also successful in invoking the military contractor’s defense on
behalf of a manufacturer of valves allegedly containing asbestos
used on Navy ships.