Jill C. Teraoka

State Water Resources Control Board Unanimously Adopts Low-Threat Case Closure Policy for Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Sites
Colleen P. Doyle,Diana Pfeffer Martin,Jill C. Teraoka,Suedy Torabi, May 24, 2012
On May 1, 2012, the California State Water Resources Control Board (the “State Board”) voted unanimously to adopt a controversial Low-Threat Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) Case Closure Policy. This policy establishes criteria to determine when site closure is appropriate...

Another Circuit Holds That Parties Subject To A Consent Decree Are Limited To CERCLA § 113(f) Contribution Claims
Rick R. Rothman,Jill C. Teraoka, March 23, 2012
In a matter of first impression for the Eleventh Circuit, the court recently held that parties subject to a consent decree may not file claims for cost recovery under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Instead, they are limited to...