Kathleen M Kline

July 29, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Aspiring litigators should hone their written and oral communication skills and focus on diligent preparation and close attention to detail; these tools are invaluable whether a case concludes at trial or, more likely, in a conference room.

By Kathleen M. Kline and Gregory T. Sturges

7 minute read

February 16, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Forecast for craft beer industry increasingly focused on innovation via infusions also includes pitfalls to consider and manage amid state and federal regulatory uncertainty.

By Kathleen M. Kline and Justin J. Prochnow

7 minute read

October 17, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

In early October, President Donald J. Trump issued two executive orders aimed to further his administration's stated goal of reducing both executive agencies' power and burdens on regulated entities.

By Kathleen M. Kline

7 minute read

March 07, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Under the Clean Air Act, the regulations air pollution sources must comply with and depend on whether the source counts as “major” or “nonmajor.” Pennsylvania's proposed rulemaking would apply to emissions sources uniformly, regardless of their categorization or yearly emissions volume.

By Kathleen M. Kline

6 minute read

October 18, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit last month contributed two opinions to the growing cacophony over Clean Water Act (CWA or the act) jurisdiction, both holding that the act does not regulate pollution that reaches surface water via groundwater.

By Kathleen M. Kline

6 minute read

February 15, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed on appeal a hunting club's ownership of a tract of land in its entirety—including both surface and subsurface rights—over the objections of a prior owner's heirs.

By Kathleen M. Kline

6 minute read

July 27, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A decision rendered last month by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reinterpreted the commonwealth's obligations under Article I, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, known as the Environmental Rights Amendment (ERA). The Supreme Court sided with the appellant, Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation (PEDF), in PEDF v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 10 MAP 2015, and held that the commonwealth had violated the fiduciary duty imposed on it by the ERA.

By Kathleen M. Kline

14 minute read

March 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Among the numerous goals announced thus far by President Donald Trump and his advisers is the significant reduction of administrative regulations that negatively impact states' rights and make some innovation and corporate business practices more costly and time consuming.

By Kathleen M. Kline

14 minute read

July 28, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recent legislation and an even more recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rulemaking will cause civil monetary penalties for violations of federal environmental laws to increase significantly, beginning Aug. 1; subsequently, penalties will increase annually to track inflation. President Obama signed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 on Nov. 2, 2015, (Section 701 of Public Law 114-74).

By Kathleen M. Kline

7 minute read