Litigation Minute: Emerging Contaminants: Minimizing And Insuring Litigation Risk

What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less

As the scientific and regulatory landscape surrounding various emerging contaminants shifts, so too do the options that companies can consider taking to minimize and insure against the risk of emerging contaminant litigation.

The second edition in this three-part series explores considerations for companies to minimize that risk and provides consideration for potential insurance coverage for claims arising from alleged exposure to emerging contaminants.

In a minute or less, here is what you need to know about minimizing and insuring emerging contaminant litigation risk.

Minimizing Litigation Risk

As we discussed in our first edition of this series, regulation of emerging contaminants often drives emerging contaminant litigation. For example, in emerging contaminant litigation that alleges an airborne exposure pathway, plaintiffs' complaints often prominently feature information from the US Environmental Protection