By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 15, 2017
Fraud Claim Sustained Where Plaintiff Pled Motive and Misstatements with Particularity
By Josefa Velasquez | September 14, 2017
Mogul Barry Diller's decision to end his quest to build a $250 million floating island in the Hudson River after lengthy litigation surprised even the lawyers on both sides. Diller cited the escalating costs.
By Miriam Rozen | September 14, 2017
The oil company and its lawyers got some good news and some bad news this week in what may be a rising sea of litigation tied to climate change.
By Stephen L. Kass | September 14, 2017
International Environmental Law columnist Stephen L. Kass writes: The startling scenes of urban devastation in Texas following Hurricane Harvey and in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina following Hurricane Irma are a microcosm of what climate change holds for major cities throughout the world—and a wake-up call for the United States that it is time to get serious about climate adaptation both at home and abroad.
By Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan | September 14, 2017
In their Environmental Law column, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan write: Federal district courts are divided over whether the Clean Water Act prohibits discharges to groundwater when the subsurface receiving water is so closely connected to waters of the United States that it serves as a direct conduit to introduce pollutants to surface waters. Because the failure to have a permit for a regulated discharge can lead to significant compliance obligations, material fines and penalties and can be enforced by private citizens, this unresolved question has far-reaching consequences.
By Kristen Rasmussen | September 13, 2017
The president's pick for general counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Matthew Leopold, reported his income and clients in White House financial disclosure forms.
By Michael Biesecker | September 12, 2017
State and federal environmental regulators issued a blanket waiver for Florida electricity companies to violate clean air and water standards without penalty for the next two weeks.
By therecorder | The Recorder | September 11, 2017
9th Cir.; 14-35505 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that the U.S. Forest Service did not violate either the National Forest Management…
By Scott Flaherty | September 7, 2017
Plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro has bolstered its environmental practice and added an office just outside Boston, absorbing the three-lawyer Pawa Law Group in an effort to pursue climate change litigation against companies.
By therecorder | The Recorder | September 5, 2017
C.A. 2nd; B272387 The Second Appellate District granted in part and denied in part a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that an insured with…
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