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Environmental issues in business transactions
Title:
Environmental issues in business transactions
Author:
Schnapf, Lawrence P.
ISBN:
9781616328092
Publication Information:
Chicago, Ill. : American Bar Assocation, Business Law Section, c2011.
Physical Description:
vi, 584 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Contents:
Environmental science and general hydrogeologic principles for lawyers -- Glossary of commonly encountered technical terms -- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) -- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) -- Clean Air Act issues in business transactions -- Clean Water Act -- The Toxic Substances Control Act and business transactions -- Environmental crimes and business transactions : pitfalls and practice points -- Common law approaches to environmental damage claims -- Environmental liability of parent and successor corporations -- Overview of lender liability under environmental laws -- The intersection of environmental and bankruptcy laws -- Environmental due diligence -- Using federal and state auditing policies in business transactions -- SEC disclosure obligations : increasing scrutiny on environmental liabilities and climate change impacts -- Environmental accounting and tax -- Environmental insurance.
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