Scott Summy, a shareholder with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., will speak today on perchlorate contamination of public drinking water supplies in California and Nevada at the 2004 CA-NV American Water Works Association Annual Fall Conference in Sacramento, California.
DALLAS, TX (PRWEB) October 13, 2004 -- Scott Summy, a shareholder with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., will speak today on perchlorate contamination of public drinking water supplies in California and Nevada at the 2004 CA-NV American Water Works Association Annual Fall Conference in Sacramento, California.
Summys presentation will address the issues surrounding the costs of cleanup and treatment of perchlorate contaminated drinking water supplies and to raise awareness among water providers and communities of their legal options against those responsible for the pollution.
Summy heads the water contamination litigation team at Baron & Budd. He is heavily involved in complex environmental litigation across the country. He successfully represented plaintiffs in the first MTBE case filed in the United States. Since then, Summy has represented numerous municipalities, water authorities and private well owners in water contamination cases across the country. He has also handled toxic tort litigation involving benzene, lead, various solvents, arsenic and mercury.
About Baron & Budd, P.C.
Since 1977, the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. has championed the rights of people and communities harmed by corporate misconduct. With over 70 attorneys and offices in Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, and New York, Baron & Budd enjoys a national reputation as a leader of the plaintiffs bar. The firm represents individuals with mesothelioma and other diseases caused by asbestos; leukemia caused by benzene; injuries caused by other toxic substances and unsafe pharmaceuticals; water authorities seeking clean-up costs for drinking water contamination; securities investors defrauded by corporate wrongdoing; and consumers in class actions.
For more information, call 1-800-222-2766 or visit www.baronandbudd.com.
For more information on water contamination litigation, visit www.thewaterlawyers.com.
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