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ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTING & CONTRACTING
Service: Litigation Support
The Reynolds Group provides litigation support and strategic advise for litigation.
Support includes, and is not limited to: preparing technical litigation presentations using closed-circuit television images, forensic sampling techniques, subsurface surveys, and data visualization software; technical review of laboratory data; depositions, technical report reviews; historical aerials.
The Reynolds Group also assists attorneys in locating and interviewing testifying experts in the areas of forensic chemistry, photogrammetry, asphalt manufacturing, and foundry operations.
Mr. Reynolds provided expert services for a defendant in the case of Environmental Assessment and Remediation Management, Inc. Plaintiff v. College Valero; Pragnesh Desai; Mahesh Desai; Tej Desais and Does 1 to 100, Case No. CIV 230585 in 2005 for Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Ventura in which there was a dispute over the nature of the contract and the costs claimed for an underground storage tank upgrade project and construction of a mini-mart.
Mr. Reynolds worked for the defendant in the case of People of the State of California, et al. v Crose, et al. Case Nos. T03/0694C and T03/0571C - [Consolidated Cases]. The case involved determining the role of the defendant in contributing to pollution.
Mr. Reynolds provided expert work in a case involving the potential malpractice of an Environmental Professional who provided consultation and regulatory interaction to a client who was negotiating a real estate transaction.
Mr. Reynolds is providing litigation support services in a case in San Diego involving responsibility and allocation of costs for a contaminant release that occurred in the early 1900’s and which was discovered by the local redevelopment authority during the demolition and development of the site.
Mr. Reynolds is providing expert services to legal counsel in a lawsuit involving diminution of real estate value caused by the off-site contamination to a residential apartment complex from a next door gasoline station.
Mr. Reynolds is providing expert services to the attorneys of a real estate owner who is trying to recover costs and value for contamination that was caused by a former big oil company that operated on the site. The real estate owner is suing the former operator to clean up the property and Mr. Reynolds is assisting in identifying the data linking the case to the former operator.
Mr. Reynolds is providing expert services to the attorneys in a real estate transaction wherein the property buyer sought to obtain a favorable purchase price by assuming the potential costs of remediation.
Mr. Reynolds is providing expert services and advice to legal counsel in a real estate matter involving a former World War II airplane wing manufacturer with respect to working with the local Regional Water Quality Control Board to obtain no further action on the case.
Mr. Reynolds provided expert services to legal counsel in a matter involving a previous consultants reported findings at a dry cleaner as the owner/lessor of the retail space sought recourse to the former dry cleaner for contamination caused by the dry cleaning activities.
Mr. Reynolds provided a deposition in a lawsuit between a former landowner and an underground storage tank operator regarding the responsibility and necessity of further assessment and remediation of a site in Los Angeles, California where leaking underground storage tanks had been discovered. Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation v. American House Moving Inc., a California corporation, Sealy Industrial, Inc., a California corporation, f/k/a Chester Sealy House Moving Corporation, Joseph Hertherington, an individual and DOES 1 through 100 inclusive, Case No. CV-97-4299 R (AJWx), United States District Court, Central District of California, Western Division
Mr. Reynolds went to St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands and collected environmental data in a case called Hansen, et al. v. St. Croix Alumina, LLC, et al., Civil No. 0036/99, in the United States Federal District Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Croix. This toxic tort case involved the citizens downwind of a bauxite facility that was damaged during a hurricane and the alleged spread of “red dust” throughout the community and into the cisterns.
Mr. Reynolds provided expert services for a defendant in the case of the People of the State of California; and City of Lodi, California v. M & P Investment, et al., Case No. CIV-S-00-2441 FCD JFM, United States District Court, Eastern District of California, in which the client/defendant was accused of being a responsible party to the case.
Support includes, and is not limited to: preparing technical litigation presentations using closed-circuit television images, forensic sampling techniques, subsurface surveys, and data visualization software; technical review of laboratory data; depositions, technical report reviews; historical aerials.
The Reynolds Group also assists attorneys in locating and interviewing testifying experts in the areas of forensic chemistry, photogrammetry, asphalt manufacturing, and foundry operations.
Mr. Reynolds provided expert services for a defendant in the case of Environmental Assessment and Remediation Management, Inc. Plaintiff v. College Valero; Pragnesh Desai; Mahesh Desai; Tej Desais and Does 1 to 100, Case No. CIV 230585 in 2005 for Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Ventura in which there was a dispute over the nature of the contract and the costs claimed for an underground storage tank upgrade project and construction of a mini-mart.
Mr. Reynolds worked for the defendant in the case of People of the State of California, et al. v Crose, et al. Case Nos. T03/0694C and T03/0571C - [Consolidated Cases]. The case involved determining the role of the defendant in contributing to pollution.
Mr. Reynolds provided expert work in a case involving the potential malpractice of an Environmental Professional who provided consultation and regulatory interaction to a client who was negotiating a real estate transaction.
Mr. Reynolds is providing litigation support services in a case in San Diego involving responsibility and allocation of costs for a contaminant release that occurred in the early 1900’s and which was discovered by the local redevelopment authority during the demolition and development of the site.
Mr. Reynolds is providing expert services to legal counsel in a lawsuit involving diminution of real estate value caused by the off-site contamination to a residential apartment complex from a next door gasoline station.
Mr. Reynolds is providing expert services to the attorneys of a real estate owner who is trying to recover costs and value for contamination that was caused by a former big oil company that operated on the site. The real estate owner is suing the former operator to clean up the property and Mr. Reynolds is assisting in identifying the data linking the case to the former operator.
Mr. Reynolds is providing expert services to the attorneys in a real estate transaction wherein the property buyer sought to obtain a favorable purchase price by assuming the potential costs of remediation.
Mr. Reynolds is providing expert services and advice to legal counsel in a real estate matter involving a former World War II airplane wing manufacturer with respect to working with the local Regional Water Quality Control Board to obtain no further action on the case.
Mr. Reynolds provided expert services to legal counsel in a matter involving a previous consultants reported findings at a dry cleaner as the owner/lessor of the retail space sought recourse to the former dry cleaner for contamination caused by the dry cleaning activities.
Mr. Reynolds provided a deposition in a lawsuit between a former landowner and an underground storage tank operator regarding the responsibility and necessity of further assessment and remediation of a site in Los Angeles, California where leaking underground storage tanks had been discovered. Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation v. American House Moving Inc., a California corporation, Sealy Industrial, Inc., a California corporation, f/k/a Chester Sealy House Moving Corporation, Joseph Hertherington, an individual and DOES 1 through 100 inclusive, Case No. CV-97-4299 R (AJWx), United States District Court, Central District of California, Western Division
Mr. Reynolds went to St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands and collected environmental data in a case called Hansen, et al. v. St. Croix Alumina, LLC, et al., Civil No. 0036/99, in the United States Federal District Court of the Virgin Islands, Division of St. Croix. This toxic tort case involved the citizens downwind of a bauxite facility that was damaged during a hurricane and the alleged spread of “red dust” throughout the community and into the cisterns.
Mr. Reynolds provided expert services for a defendant in the case of the People of the State of California; and City of Lodi, California v. M & P Investment, et al., Case No. CIV-S-00-2441 FCD JFM, United States District Court, Eastern District of California, in which the client/defendant was accused of being a responsible party to the case.
DRY CLEANER SOIL AND GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION (TRG# 6597)
| Client: | DOUBLETREE CHEVIOT HOLDINGS, LLC | ||
| Proj Mgr: | Not Assigned | Completed: | On-Going |
| Industry: | Drycleaners |
Service: | Phase 2 Subsurface Investigations Soil Remediation Litigation Support Regulatory Response & Negotiation Health Risk Assessments Groundwater Remediation |
| The goal of this current project is to expeditiously obtain a "No Further Action Letter" after the PCE impacted soils and groundwater are adequately addressed. | |||
MAJOR RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER DEMINIMUS STATUS (TRG# 6782)
| Client: | MAJOR CONFIDENTIAL RETAIL CENTER OWNER | ||
| Proj Mgr: | Gwen Tellegen |
Completed: | On-Going |
| Industry: | Attorneys Business Owners Drycleaners Real Estate Developers Real Estate Managers/owners |
Service: | Usepa Superfund -- Responsible Party Representation Litigation Support Regulatory Response & Negotiation Health Risk Assessments Site Assessment |
| This large Regional Shopping Center was a suspected contributor to a newly designated Superfund Area. The Reynolds Group provided site assessment and regional data review to establish and argue de minimus status. | |||
100 ACRE OIL FIELD REDEVELOPMENT (TRG# 9999)
| Client: | ESTATE WITH LARGE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS | ||
| Proj Mgr: | Gwen Tellegen |
Completed: | On-Going |
| Industry: | Real Estate Developers Manufacturers Real Estate Managers/owners Brownfield Industry Stakeholders |
Service: | Construction -- General Engineering/building/haz Methane/soil Vapor Surveys Soil Remediation Litigation Support Health Risk Assessments Storm Water Monitoring Program Swmp Operations And Maintenance Of Remediation Systems |
| TRG performed excavation and bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-impacted soils, asbestos abatement, and disposal of mercury-containing soils. Upon completion 97 acres were approved for residential and industrial use. |
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LA ALAMEDA REGIONAL RETAIL DEVELOPMENT (TRG# 6805)
| Client: | PRIMESTOR DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Proj Mgr: | Gwen Tellegen |
Completed: | 6/1/2007 |
| Industry: | Attorneys Banks/real Estate Financiers & Investors City, County, State And Federal Agencies Real Estate Developers Manufacturers Real Estate Managers/owners Redevelopment Agencies |
Service: | Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support Soil Remediation Litigation Support Regulatory Response & Negotiation Health Risk Assessments Site Assessment Operations And Maintenance Of Remediation Systems Underground Storage Tank Removals |
| In a unique government-private partnership, TRG’s developer-client pursued development of a major regional retail center on a brownfield property in Los Angeles, CA, that had contained a Former Glass Manufacturing facility and other industries. | |||
LODI NEWS SENTINEL (TRG# 6273)
| Client: | CASSEL MALM FAGUNDES LLP | ||
| Proj Mgr: | Gwen Tellegen |
Completed: | 11/30/2005 |
| Industry: | Drycleaners Manufacturers Redevelopment Agencies Attorneys Brownfield Industry Stakeholders |
Service: | Litigation Support Health Risk Assessments |
| The Reynolds Group was asked to provide expert consulting services related to this major case in the City of Lodi. This was one of the most prominent dry cleaner cases in the State of California in the last decade and involved a number of players including the City of Lodi, a local dry cleaner, TRG's client, and a host of other participants in this Federal matter. | |||
GAS STATION THAT IMPACTED CHILD CARE CENTER (TRG# 5717)
| Client: | ARCO POWER GAS | ||
| Proj Mgr: | Daniel Nunez |
Completed: | On-Going |
| Industry: | Service: | Ca "lust" Clean Up Fund Projects Soil Remediation Litigation Support Health Risk Assessments Groundwater Monitoring Site Assessment Groundwater Remediation Operations And Maintenance Of Remediation Systems Construction -- General Engineering/building/haz |
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| TRG worked with legal counsel to resolve the litigation between the property owners, providing remedial options analysis, cost estimates and technical expert support, which resulted in a court-approved settlement. In 1998, five underground storage tanks were removed, including one 12,000-gallon diesel UST, two 10,000-gallon USTs, and two 5,000-gallon USTs. Fifteen groundwater monitoring wells have been installed to assess the groundwater plume on and off the property. | |||