Ms. Roy specializes in business litigation and complex environmental litigation. Her experience includes representing clients in a variety of business disputes and against claims of fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, unfair business practices, negligence, nuisance and trespass. Ms. Roy has also developed a specialty in litigation relating to products liability, Proposition 65, the Clean Air Act, and CERCLA. She has been involved in insurance litigation and defending class action lawsuits. Ms. Roy's cases have related to a broad spectrum of industries including oil companies, financial institutions, insurance, real estate, construction equipment, and pharmaceuticals.
Ms. Roy has experience in all aspects of California and federal civil procedure including drafting and opposing motions; arguing motions in court; propounding and responding to discovery; conducting and defending depositions; preparing for and representing clients in trial and private arbitration, and briefing for various appellate courts.
Business Litigation
Ms. Roy specializes in business litigation. Her experience includes representing companies in a variety of business disputes and against claims of fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, and unfair business practices.
Ms. Roy's cases have related to a broad spectrum of industries, including oil companies, financial institutions, insurance, real estate, construction equipment, food and beverage, and retail.
Environmental Litigation
Ms. Roy also specializes in complex environmental litigation and related products liability litigation. Her expertise includes the Clean Air Act, CERCLA, RCRA, design defect, failure to warn, negligence, nuisance, and trespass.
Proposition 65 Counseling & Litigation
Ms. Roy counsels companies on compliance with California Prop 65 warning obligations and defends her clients when accused of failing to comply.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Whitney Jones Roy
- The Impact of Coronavirus on Supply Chain - (Posted On Wednesday, March 04, 2020)
- Proposition 65: California Clarifies Responsibilities To Warn Amongst Manufacturers, Distributors and Retailers - (Posted On Wednesday, January 29, 2020)
- Ninth Circuit Determines That George Constanza Was Right!—In Limited Circumstances, Whales And Seals Are Fish (Not Mammals) - (Posted On Friday, May 04, 2018)
- Ninth Circuit Finds District Court Sharply Deviated from Existing Authority on CERCLA Cleanup Costs Between Military Contractor and U.S. Government When it Allocated 100 Percent of Liability to Military Contractor - (Posted On Friday, April 27, 2018)
- Ninth Circuit Holds National Park Service Has the Authority to Regulate Navigable Waters in Alaska’s National Parks and Prohibit the Use of Hovercraft (Again) - (Posted On Friday, April 20, 2018)
- Under the Radar Changes to Proposition 65 – OEHHA Issues New “Guidance” For Web Purchases (Is it an Illegal “Underground Regulation”?) - (Posted On Tuesday, March 13, 2018)
- Tenth Circuit Holds Bureau of Land Management Improperly Relied On Unsupported and Irrational Assumption in Analyzing Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining Leases - (Posted On Monday, March 05, 2018)
- Tenth Circuit Takes Expansive View of the Definition of the Term “Mining,” Holding Wind Farm Project Needs Permit Prior to Commencement of Excavation in Tribal Mineral Estate - (Posted On Thursday, March 01, 2018)
- Ninth Circuit Weighs In On Circuit Split Regarding CERCLA Contribution Claims After Settlement and The Statute of Limitation - (Posted On Tuesday, February 27, 2018)
- Are Your Product Warnings Prop 65 Compliant? With New Changes Coming, It’s Time to Re-Evaluate - (Posted On Thursday, January 25, 2018)