Bar Association of San Francisco

May 14, 2019: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Arbitration is often touted as a more efficient alternative to trial. But when environmental cost allocation involves complex technical issues and requires analysis from many competing experts, do the litigants really save any time or money? Hear first-hand from practitioners who have tried and arbitrated environmental disputes.

Topics

• Intro to environmental cost allocation

• CERCLA v. contractual allocation

• Comparison of arbitration v. trial from practitioners

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