Understanding the Long-Term Liability and Legal Concerns of Vapor Intrusion

Handling a vapor intrusion site means that one must effectively and completely rid the site of all present contaminants but it also entails understanding what legal implications and risks are involved with VI mitigation. In this class, you will be introduced to the legal standards are when it comes to VI mitigation as well as what legal claims look like in vapor intrusion cases.

Thomas Hatton is the CEO of Clean Vapor. He has thirty-three years of experience in design and installation management of Vapor Intrusion and Radon mitigation systems totaling approximately 11,000 combined commercial and residential properties. In 1985, he pioneered one of the first models to effectively predict the attenuation of soil vapors into homes. Tom is the patent holder of the energy saving, remote management technology that stabilizes pressures between the underlying soil and buildings.

Susan Cooper is an attorney at Womble Bond Dickinson. She holds both a B.A. and a J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For over 20 years, she has worked with clients on business and transactional matters involving environmental issues and helped clients perform due diligence, environmental audits, reporting, environmental training, negotiate contracts and resolve regulatory compliance matters.