Dr. Lifrieri was retained by Slowinski Atkins to assist Chevron defend against a claim alleging that they were responsible for a gasoline spill from leaking tanks dating back to the 1950s at a site that changed hands several times and was eventually abandoned. Dr. Lifrieri prepared a report refuting the claims of the plaintiff's consultant leading the attorney to submit a motion for a Summary Judgment.
Expert Witness Services related to the investigation of a gasoline spill in Southern New Jersey
Construction Defect and Environmental Assessment of Anaerobic Storage Lagoon Claim for Crum and Forster
Expert Consultation Review of Contamination Claim at New Jersey Airport for BerkleySUM Insurance
Expert Consultation and QA review of Remediation of Home Fuel Oil Spill for BerkleySUM Insurance
Expert Consultation West Maui Shell Remediation Evaluation Review for BerkleySUM Insurance
Expert Consultation Beacon Gas and Deli Remediation Evaluation for BerkleySUM Insurance
Expert Consultation Devlin Ventnor Remediation Evaluation for BerkleySUM Insurance
Expert Consultation Forte vs. Chevron for Slowinski Atkins Law
Dr. Lifrieri was retained by Slowinski Atkins to assist Chevron defend against a claim alleging that they had promised to replace, in kind, a gasoline service station following Chevrons occupation of a site in South New Jersey. Dr. Lifrieri prepared an expert report refuting claims of the plaintiff. The attorney for Chevron won Judgement.
Expert Claim Consultation for Overturned Gasoline Tanker in Oregon
Expert Consultation TECE Trucking with ZurichNA Insurance Client
Dr. Lifrieri was retained to conduct a claims investigation and cause and origin study of the overturning of a double trailer tandem gasoline delivery vehicle. The study included the assessment of the appropriateness of a Remedial Investigations conducted by a consultant, the consultant’s efforts regarding: Regulatory Compliance; cost estimating; and, claims oversight and management. Dr. Lifrieri concluded that the services provided by the consultant and the costs associated with the resultant remediation were satisfactory.
Expert Consultation Octagon Site Remediation Expert Services for NJ Law Firm
Dr. Lifrieri was retained by Slowinski Atkins, a prominent NJ Legal Firm to provide expert opinions with respect to a professional negligence claim that their client is pursuing against a remediation contractor. Dr. Lifrieri was asked to provide expert consulting services and forensic technical support to the law firm and their client with regard to the losses sustained by their client as a result of the failure of performance by the Environmental Remediation Contractor under an assigned contract, for a guaranteed remediation of the Octagon property for a “Not-to-Exceed Cost” (“NTE”) or specified fee.
Expert Consultation and Claim Review Services Brown and Evans AZ for Insurance Carrier
Expert Consultation and Claim Review Services for “By Lo” Oil for Insurance Carrier
Dr. Lifrieri was retained to investigate a leaking UST and related piping at a service station in Bay City, Michigan. Dr. Lifrieri conducted interviews with relevant parties regarding site conditions and former discharge events at the site, as well as contacted the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to conduct a FOIA file review. Dr. Lifrieri provided a site description, a release history, a loss background, a description of planned activities, costs to date, a subrogation analysis, and conclusions and recommendations regarding this claim.
Expert Consultation and Claim Review Services Spartan Oil Butler NJ for an Insurance Carrier
Dr. Lifrieri’s review of the available information for a confidential insurance client indicated that the costs and scopes of work presented by the environmental consultants appeared excessive given the types, levels and extent of contamination observed at the site. It was Dr. Lifrieri's opinion that the cost for a program to investigate Areas of Concern (AOCs) at this site was much less than those proposed by the consultants.
Expert Consultation and Claim Review Services for a Branchburg Coastal Valero service station for Insurance Carrier
Expert Consultation and Claim Review Services for a Warehouse in Bridgewater NJ for an Insurance Carrier
Dr. Lifrieri assisted a confidential insurance client in the claim review for a petroleum discharge which was uncovered during the excavation for a PCB remediation at the Brook Warehousing Site in Bridgewater, NJ. Dr. Lifrieri concluded that the discharge was remnant from a UST tank closure that was performed in 1998 which received an NFA letter from NJDEP.