Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North attorneys are adept at handling complex, high-stakes actions involving environmental law and toxic tort regulation and litigation. From Superfund sites to junkyards to underground storage tanks and asbestos, our lawyers understand the risks these actions pose and the highly regulated environments in which our clients operate.

Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North litigators have successfully represented a range of manufacturing, business and industrial clients – from a Fortune 500 company to a major transportation authority to a fuel oil dealer – in connection with single-plaintiff, multi-party, class action and regulatory matters.

Just some of our capabilities include:

•    Air Pollution Enforcement Actions
•    Environmental Remediation
•    Freon Exposure
•    Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Exposure and Violations
•    Landfills and Hazardous Waste
•    Minerals Processing
•    Residential Oil Tanks and Spills
•    Sewage Treatment and Discharge
•    Solvent Recovery
•    Toxic Tort Personal Injury
•    Underground Storage Tank Contamination

In achieving dismissal of private and regulatory actions, de minimus settlements, cost recoveries and penalty reductions, we employ cutting-edge technological tools and scientific expertise on behalf of our clients.

Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North attorneys also regularly handle environmental and toxic tort insurance matters. Since the 1980s heyday of environmental litigation, we have successfully litigated critical coverage issues including expected/intended harm, sudden and accidental occurrences, known losses, loss-in-progress, owned property and numerous others. Underlying disputes have centered on chemical plants, refineries, recycling facilities, landfills, junkyards, lagoons, point-source discharges, liquid waste disposal, workplace exposure and many other environmental and toxic tort claims.

Clients of Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North also benefit from our litigators’ collective experience in a variety of additional practice areas such as excess insurance, insurance coverage, products liability, premises liability and subrogation. Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North attorneys bring their combined experience to bear in shaping effective, cost-efficient solutions for our clients. For each matter we handle, senior litigators provide personal attention during all phases of representation and deliver exceptional, responsive service at a reasonable cost. In short, we strive to craft and deliver a superior product.

Should your organization be in need of sound legal services, please do not hesitate to contact us at your earliest convenience. We look forward to serving you.

Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North maintains offices in Center City Philadelphia, Media, PA and Haddonfield, N.J. Our lawyers are active litigators throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and beyond. We are proud of our outstanding reputation and record.

Related News and Events:

• Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North, Ltd. has been selected for inclusion in Best's Directories of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters.
  July 1, 2010
  Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North, Ltd. has been selected for inclusion in Best's Directories of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters.
  
  
• Jerry Valentini and John Morgenstern participated in the 2010 East Region Construction Defect and Insurance Coverage Conference
  June 4, 2010
  

  Jerry Valentini and John Morgenstern participated in the 2010 East Region Construction Defect and Insurance Coverage Conference sponsored by MC Consultants. 

  
  
  
• Gerald J. Valentini and Jane A. North Honored With Membership in the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
  March 10, 2010
  Gerald J. Valentini and Jane A. North of Deasey Mahoney Valentini & North Ltd., with offices in Philadelphia and Media, Pennsylvania  have been honored with membership in the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), an international organization founded in 1936 to further the principles of knowledge, justice and fellowship in connection with professionals involved with the defense of civil litigation.
  
  
  
• Team Effort Compels Dismissal of Environmental Lawsuit
  April 9, 2005
  Deasey, Mahoney, Valentini & North, Ltd. recently contributed to a major victory on behalf of one of its petrochemical clients. Plaintiff was the owner of a drinking water well in southeastern Pennsylvania.