Scott Summy
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About Scott Summy
Practice Areas
- Natural Resources Law
- Environment
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1990J.D.
- Tarleton State University, 1986B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation, 175 F. Supp.2d 593 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
- Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc., 218 F.3d 282 (4th Cir. 2000)
- Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc., 218 F.3d 288 (4th Cir. 2000)
- Hartford Ins. Co. v. Commerce & Industry Ins. Co., 864 S.W.2d 648 (Tex. App.-- Houston [1st Dist.] 1993)
- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Trinity Contractors, Inc., 852 S.W.2d 37 (Tex. App. 1993)
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, "National Survey of Cases Filed to Date & Coordinating State and Federal Cases", HB Litigation Conferences - Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Litigation Coverage Conference, June 24, 2010 - June 25, 2010
- Speaker, "Back to the Future - Limitations of Shipowners' Liability Act of 1851 (46 U.S.C. § 30505)", 360 Advocacy Institute - Gulf Coast Disaster: Representing the Plaintiffs - Individuals to Institutions, May 20, 2010 - May 21, 2010
- Speaker, "Update on MTBE Litigation", 4th Annual Energy Litigation Conference, October 19, 2005
- Speaker, "Representing Public Water Providers in Water Contamination Cases", IMLA Annual Conference, September 26, 2005
- Speaker, "Groundwater Contamination Litigation Cases", 67th Ohio Section AWWA Annual Conference, September 21, 2005
- Speaker, "Emerging Contaminants and Their Impact on America's Water Supply", 2005 Ground Water Summit of the National Ground Water Association, April 17, 2005
- Speaker, "Lessons Learned in the Settlement and/or Trial of MTBE Cases", Mealey's MTBE & USTs Litigation Conference, December 7, 2004
- Speaker, "Transitioning Your Litigation Practice", University of Texas School of Law Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, October 28, 2004
- Speaker, "Perchlorate: The Blast That Lasts", Fall 2004 Conference of the CA-NV Section of the American Water Works Association, October 13, 2004
- Speaker, "Emerging Contaminants and Their Impact on America's Water Supply", 69th Annual Conference of the International Municipal Lawyers Association, October 5, 2004
- Speaker, "The 2003 Federal Energy Bill and MTBE Liability Protection: If You Fail in Court You Can Win in Congress", National Ground Water Association – Ground Water and Environmental Law Conference, May 5, 2004 - May 6, 2004
- Speaker, "Perchlorate in America’s Ground Water", American Ground Water Trust, May 3, 2004
- Speaker, "PCE – The Groundwater Contamination Problem: Who Should Pay to Clean Their Waste from Our Water?", Groundwater Resources Association - Investigation and Remediation of Dry Cleaner Release Sites, April 7, 2004
- Speaker, United States Composting Council 12th Annual Conference, January 25, 2003 - January 28, 2003
- Speaker, "Protecting Your Drinking Water: MTBE Detects? The Solution to MTBE Pollution", International Municipal Lawyers Association, October 12, 2003
- Speaker, "How Do We Pay for the Costs of Restoration?", Tribal Concerns Perchlorate Contamination Conference, September 10, 2003
- Speaker, United States Composting Council 11th Annual Conference, October 28, 2003 - October 30, 2003
- Co-Chairman, Mealey’s MTBE & USTs Litigation Conference, November 4, 2002 - November 5, 2002
- Speaker, Mealey's MTBE Litigation Conference, May 10, 2001 - May 11, 2001
- Speaker, "Plaintiff, Defense and Expert Perspectives", Mealey's Toxic Tort Conference, April 17, 2000
- Speaker, American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources 30th Annual Conference on Environmental Law, March 8, 2001 - March 11, 2001
- Co-Chairman, UST and MTBE Litigation Conference, Mealey's Emerging Toxic Torts, November 15, 1999
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- New York
- North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- American Ground Water Trust
- American Water Works Association
- Association of California Water Agencies
- Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
- American Association for Justice, Environmental Law Section
- International Municipal Lawyers Association
- Mealey's Environmental Section
- Mealey's Toxic Tort Advisory Council
- National Association of Water Companies
- State Bar of North Carolina
- State Bar of Texas, Environmental Law Section
- Trial Lawyers Care, Inc.
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- Western Environmental Law Center (Board of Directors)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Environmental Law Section
Articles
Published Works
- "Managing Claims Arising from the Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Multidistrict Litigation v. the $20 Billion Fund", TXLR, Vol. 25, # 26, 2010
- "The Legal Challenges and Ramifications of the Gulf Oil Spill", Aspatore Special Report - Understanding the BP Oil Spill and Resulting Litigation - An In-Depth Look at the History of Oil Pollution and the Impact of the Gulf Oil Coast Disaster, 2010
- "Should the Public Pay for the Oil Industry’s Mistake?", North American Precis Syndicate, 2003
- "'Fuels Safe Harbor' Provision Grants Immunity to MTBE Manufacturers", Co-Author, New Jersey Law Journal, October, 2003
- "MTBE Immunity Provision a Bad Idea", Texas Lawyer, October, 2003
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Environment, Securities, Asbestos & Mesothelioma
- 34 years of experiencePremises Liability, Product Liability, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Insurance, Environment
Nearby Lawyers
- Natural Resources Law
- Environment
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