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Mr. Truitt's primary practice areas are environmental and toxic tort litigation, as well as products liability litigation. He also has substantial experience handling general commercial litigation. Mr. Truitt practices in all areas of environmental law and concentrates in defending multi-party toxic tort cases. He has handled both federal enforcement proceedings and citizens' suits brought under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Mr. Truitt also regularly represents clients before the Environmental Protection Agency and various state and local environmental management agencies. In addition, Mr. Truitt has participated in defending numerous clients in products liability actions involving a variety of different products. Representative Cases: Representative of the clients that Mr. Truitt has represented in litigation matters are U.S. Steel Corporation, McWane, Inc., Drummond, Inc., Sloss Industries, Inc., Koppers Industries, Inc., MeadWestvaco, Pursell Industries, Inc. and Jim Walter Resources, Inc. Representative matters include: Katie Lowery, et al. v. Honeywell International, Inc., et al., Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Bessemer Division (currently representing national industrial client in toxic tort suit brought by 400+ adjacent property owners). United States of America v. McWane Inc, et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (criminal Clean Water Act case). Tommy White, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated v. U.S. Steel Mining Company, LLC, et al.¸ Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Bessemer Division (toxic tort suit brought by class of adjacent landowners). United States of America v. Nucor Corporation, United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (DOJ civil enforcement action under the Clean Air Act). E. G. Baker, et al. v. Union Foundry, Circuit Court of Calhoun County, Alabama (toxic tort suit brought by class of adjacent landowners). Johnnie L. Brown, et al. v. SMI Steel, Inc., Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama (nuisance and trespass action brought by adjacent property owners). Kent Byram and Angela Byram v. USX Corporation, et al., Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Bessemer Division (negligence, trespass and nuisance action arising out of alleged release of industrial water) brought by class of downstream landowners. JWR, Inc. v. ARC, Inc. and Rick Price, Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (represent plaintiff to recover cost of remediation associated with drums abandoned on client’s property). Mr. Truitt has handled numerous matters before EPA, state and local environmental agencies including administrative litigation and the negotiation of administrative consent orders, e.g.: Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc. v. ADEM, EMC Docket No. 02-08. Union Foundry Company, ADEM Consent Orders 01-113-CWP and 01-114-CWP. M&H Valve Company, ADEM Consent Order No. 01-042-CWP. Morton International, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Environmental Management, EMC Docket No. 98-14. ABC Coke, a division of Drummond Co., Inc. v. Jefferson County Department of Health, Air Pollution Control Program, Case No. 96-010.
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