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Ninth Circuit: Underground Injection Wells Required to Have NPDES Permit

On Feb. 1, the Ninth Circuit upheld the Hawaii district court's decision finding that the County of Maui (county) violated the CWA when it discharged treated effluent into underground injection wells, which then allowed the effluent to seep into the Pacific Ocean.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Evolution of Focus Groups: From Deliberation to Debriefing

Since the 1940s, focus groups have been used to provide feedback to product sellers, television producers, governments and political candidates. Focus groups bring together a group of “ordinary people” to share their views on a topic or product.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Overly Technical Violations and the Rise of FCRA Class Actions

The new wave of class action lawsuits are based largely on technical violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FCRA, by its name alone, appears unlikely to apply to most employment contexts, but think again.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Positions Itself as a Favorable Destination for Alcohol Manufacturers

In a recent article, the New York Times featured the role craft brewery expansion is having on reviving formerly downtrodden commercial districts and bringing a new wave of tourism into states through locally focused trails and tours.
7 minute read

Law.com

Inside Track: NDA Lessons From Stormy Daniels | A Cold One With AB InBev's GC

How in-house lawyers can dazzle their future bosses with their tech skills, and what legal departments can learn about NDAs from the Stormy Daniels affair. Plus, Anheuser Busch InBev's general counsel chatted with us about his favorite beer, complicated alcohol laws and data compliance.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Death Penalty Debate as 'Stocking Strangler' Execution Nears

A defense lawyer for Georgia death row inmate Carlton Gary argues his innocence. Attorney General Chris Carr summarizes the case.
14 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Boutique Firms Gain Momentum in the Legal Industry

As the legal industry searches to find solutions to its historical inefficient delivery of services, corporate counsel are evaluating approaches to the engagement of outside counsel best suited to meet their legal and business needs.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Is Your Firm Really a Firm? The 'Firmness' Scale Can Help

Over many years working with smaller and midsize law firms throughout the country, I've experienced a wide range of firm typologies. Much of the difference among such firms can be attributed to the degree of “firmness” that smaller and midsize firms exhibit.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Second Circuit Provides Helpful Guidance for Rebutting Price Impact

Earlier this year, a panel of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in the securities fraud action, Arkansas Teachers Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group, 879 F.3d 474 (2d. Cir. 2018), that provides district courts with long-overdue guidance for assessing a defendant's rebuttal evidence at the class certification stage.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ladies, Get Out Your Whip

The latest must-have in a woman's career arsenal is a New York-based professional dominatrix with an almost cult-like following.
4 minute read

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