WHDesvsousges & Associates_Specific Project Experience

project	location	site type
Clark Fork River NRDA	Montana	Mining waste
NRDA for the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill	Prince William Sound, Alaska	Recreation/nonuse values/commercial fishing
Fox River NRDA	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Recreational fishing losses from PCB advisories and restoration projects
Lavaca Bay Cooperative Assessment	Point Comfort, Texas	Recreational fishing losses from mercury closure and restoration projects
Saginaw River/Bay NRDA	Michigan	Recreational fishing and other use service losses from PCB advisories
Massena NRDA	New York	Recreational fishing losses and cultural service losses
Housatonic River NRDA	Massachusetts, Connecticut	Recreational fishing losses from PCB advisories
South Valley	New Mexico	Groundwater losses from various chemicals
Martinez Oil Spill	Martinez, California	Recreational fishing and boating losses; wetlands losses; and commercial fishing
Tampa Bay Oil Spill	Tampa, Florida	Recreational losses
Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Recreational fishing losses
Critique of Groundwater NRDA	Lakehurst, New Jersey	Groundwater
Affidavit on NRDA principles and procedures	Bayonne, New Jersey Linden, New Jersey	Groundwater and other human use and ecological services
Critique of Groundwater NRDA	Higgins Farm Superfund Site Somerset County, New Jersey	Groundwater
Onondaga Lake NRDA	Syracuse, New York	Recreational use losses from mercury closure and advisory and potential restoration projects
Lake Hartwell, NRDA	South Carolina	Peer review of recreational use service losses and potential restoration projects
Nestucca Oil Spill	Washington	Recreation and nonuse losses from oil spill
Gasconade River Oil Spill	Missouri	Recreation losses from oil spill
Russian River	Healdsburg, California	Potential recreation and other human service losses from a formaldehyde release
American Trader Oil Spill	Huntington Beach, California	Peer Review of recreation losses

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Class Certification Cases

location/client	constituents of concern	status
Colorado / Schlage Lock	PCE in groundwater	Class certified
Oklahoma / PRP Group (includes: ASARCO, Doe Run, Blue Fields, and Gold Tee)	Lead-mining wastes in various media, including: air and surface water	Pending
Alabama / Olin Corp.	Mercury releases in various media, including: fish, surface water, and air	Certification denied
Alabama / Syngenta Corp.	DDT and dioxin in various media, including: fish, surface water, and air	Expert discovery
West Virginia / DuPont, et al.	Zinc, arsenic, and cadmium in various media, including: air, surface water, and groundwater	Expert discovery

Classes and/or Mass Actions Certified

location/client	constituents of concern	method	results	court outcome
California / Olin Corporation	Perchlorate	Repeat sales regression approach	No stigma damages when subject area compared to control	Jury found no damages
New Mexico / GE	VOCs and benzene	Regression approach	No stigma damages when subject area compared to control	Federal judge granted defendants’ summary judgment on property value claim
South Carolina / Exxon Mobil	VOCs and benzene	Regression approach	No damages using corrected form of plaintiff's model and corrected data	Case settled

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Classes and/or Mass Actions Certified

location/client	constituents of concern	expert/method	status/outcome
Mississippi / Koppers	Creosote	Robert Simons CV survey as plaintiff's damages	Expert discovery
Mississippi / Kerr-McGee and Johnson Electric	Creosote and TCE	Bill Mundy CV study and Robert Simons CV study	Kerr McGee settled and Johnson Electric is in trial and preparation
Mississippi / Kuhlman Electric	PCBs	Bill Mundy CV study	Litigation ongoing on health issues; property values to be decided later
Indiana / Chevron and BP	VOCs and benzene	Commercial damages to motel and restaurant; Critique of CV survey	Arbitrated settlement
Indiana / General Motors	PCBs	Tillema Case study	Litigation ongoing
South Carolina / ExxonMobil	VOCs and benzene	Critique of Robert Simon’s CV study including a verbal protocol study showing bias and flaws	Settlement

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