Sarah Lindsey concentrates her practice on complex commercial and environmental litigation. Sarah has represented companies and individuals at the trial and appellate levels in business disputes in courts throughout the country. With respect to environmental litigation, Sarah has represented clients in actions involving state mining law, the Clean Air Act, CERCLA, and the Michigan Environmental Protection Act. Before joining Warner Norcross & Judd, Sarah worked at an international law firm in Washington, D.C., where she represented clients in a variety of litigation matters.

Sarah regularly contributes to the One Court of Justice Blog, www.ocjblog.com, the leading blog analyzing Michigan's appellate courts.

Representative Experience

  • Commercial Litigation

    • Aleris Aluminum Canada LP v. Valeo, Inc., 718 F. Supp. 2d 825 (E.D. Mich. 2010) (obtained $1.5 million judgment for manufacturer of rolled aluminum products, defeating defendant's claims that parties had requirements contract entitling defendant to setoff damages)
    • Continental Ins. Co. v. Spartan Stores, Inc., No. 07-cv-1097 (W.D. Mich. March 25, 2009) (dismissing insurance company's breach of contract claim because it was barred by statute of limitations)
    • Mazur v. Kammer, No. 275298, 2008 WL 1989659 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008) (affirming trial court's dismissal of claims of breach of fiduciary duty, minority oppression, and unauthorized sale of corporate assets in corporate dissolution dispute)
    • Robins v. Guaranty Bank, No. 07-CV-11659 (E.D. Mich. June 29, 2007) (obtained summary dismissal of case against bank alleging violation of Family Medical Leave Act)
    • Represented and assisted in coordinating defense for a Fortune 100 manufacturer of construction and mining equipment in tort cases filed in courts throughout the country

  • Environmental Litigation

    • Citizens for Envtl. Inquiry v. Michigan Dep’t of Envtl. Quality, No. 286773, 2010 WL 446047 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010) (affirming dismissal of citizen group’s lawsuit challenging MDEQ's failure to regulate CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants)
    • Wolverine Power Supply Coop., Inc. v. Dep’t of Envtl. Quality, 777 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009) (successfully challenged administrative agency's promulgated rule – which would have allowed contested case hearings to any individual challenging a permit to install – as unlawful and outside scope of agency’s authority)
    • ITT Corp. v. BorgWarner Inc., No. 05-cv-674, 2009 WL 2242904 (W.D. Mich. 2009) (granting summary judgment in CERCLA suit, dismissing plaintiff's claims of successor liability); 2009 WL 2252145 (dismissing Part 201 state law cost recovery claim because costs were not voluntarily incurred and dismissing contribution claim because it was barred by statute of limitations)
    • Keweenaw Bay Indian Cmty. v. Michigan Dep’t of Envtl. Quality, No. 07-1824-AA (Ingham Co. Cir. Ct. Nov. 10, 2008) (dismissing citizen group's administrative appeal challenging mining company's air permit)

Honors and Awards

  • Named as a Michigan Super Lawyer Rising Star - 2010
  • Articles Editor, American University Law Review

Bar Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Michigan

Publications

Professional Affiliations

  • Women Lawyers Association of Michigan

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