How to Avoid Being the Only Deep Pocket on the Block

Picture this: you are running a family-owned business manufacturing widgets. You are, and always have been, in compliance with all pertinent federal, state, and local environmental regulations. You have always considered your company to be an environmentally ethical operation. Then a letter shows up. A letter from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or from an attorney representing a plaintiff who claims that environmental contamination originated from your property because of your historical manufacturing operations.