The Township of Old Bridge desires to appoint a law firm or firms to provide legal services to the Township in connection with a multi-party federal litigation lawsuit currently pending in the Federal District Court of New Jersey in the matter, NL Industries, Inc. v. Old Bridge Township, et al. Docket No. 3:13-cv-03493-AET-TJB. The suit was filed by NL Industries, Inc. for contribution and declaratory judgment under, inter alia, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675 and the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 et seq. Other defendants include: United States Army Corp of Engineers, State of New Jersey, Middlesex County, Auwite Construction Coo., Inc., United States General Services Administration, Johnson Controls, Inc., Enersys, Inc., Exide Technologies, Yuasa Battery, Inc., H Bixon & Sons, Inc., E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co., C & D Technologies, Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., Joe Krentzman & Son, Inc., Carborundum Abrasive Products, Wimco Metals, Inc., Metallon Holdings Corp., Rio Tinto Minerals, East Penn Manufacturing Co., Tiffen Manufacturing Copr., Dusenbery Engineering Co., Inc., Rae Storage Battery Co., BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas), Inc., Atlantic Battery Co., Inc. Gould Electronics, Inc., Atlantic Richfield Co. A copy of the plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint is included as Exhibit E. Applicant must also be familiar with and have litigation experience in insurance coverage cases.
