Nathan Webster

Environmental/Regulatory Litigation

• Represent state political subdivision in NEPA lawsuit seeking increased environmental review of $600 million gondola infrastructure project.
• Represent parties seeking increased environmental review of $100 million street redesign project in regulatory review process and in subsequent certiorari appeal proceedings. 
• Represent manufacturer in toxic-mass-tort litigation alleging multi-million-dollar wrongful death claims.
• Represent power distribution cooperative in multi-million-dollar PURPA suit against municipal power consumer.
• Represent power generation and transmission cooperative in multi-million-dollar suit against member distribution cooperative over application of rate formula and membership in power supply agreement. 
• Represent food and food-packaging manufacturers in numerous consumer-fraud class actions alleging food mis-labeling claims under various consumer protection statutes and federal regulations.

Construction and Design/P3 Litigation

• Worked on litigation team defending $112-million claim in P3 dispute in Denver Transit Partners v. Regional Transportation District [of Denver], venued in Denver County District Court, Colorado and arising out of the $2.2 billion Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Project. 
• Represent construction and design clients in dispute alleging noncompliance with ADA statutory and regulatory provisions. 

Administrative Disputes and Appeals

• Worked on litigation team in In re Matter of the Dam Safety and Public Waters Work Permit Application for the Fargo-Moorhead Flood Risk Management Project, Clay and Wilkin Counties (OAH 65-2002-34309) representing Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion Board Authority in environmental approval of $3 billion Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project.
• Represent Clean-Air-Act permittee in certiorari appeal against MPCA contesting terms of amended Clean-Air-Act permit obligations.  
• Represent local health care providers in contested case proceedings appealing State of Minnesota’s administration of healthcare provider surcharge program.

Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement

• Represent ATV importer and manufacturer in enforcement dispute with CPSC over importation of electric scooters and in negotiations with CPSC over Comprehensive ATV Safety Plan. 
• Counsel heavily-regulated clients in CERCLA obligations related to mineral exploration and testing activities.
• Counsel manufacturing clients in non-litigated disputes with regulators over application of Clean Air Act obligations.
• Counsel mining clients on compliance with statutes and regulations governing water use, land use, and mineral exploration.