By Amanda Bronstad | October 5, 2023
Hawaiian Electric Co., which has been named in more than 35 lawsuits, has brought in a team from Munger, Tolles & Olson spearheaded by partner Brad Brian. The state of Hawaii, another defendant, has turned to John Hueston of Hueston Hennigan.
By Jessie Yount | September 26, 2023
If the new climate bills are signed into law, they're likely to impact more than 15,000 public and private companies, generating a lot more spend on environmental lawyers and advisers.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 21, 2023
In an Aug. 18 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Hawaiian Electric drew distinctions between laws in California versus Hawaii and explained why it didn't shut off power during the wildfires.
By Abigail Adcox | August 16, 2023
"The introduction of the IRA, and all of these credits available, has really ramped up the need for lawyers who practice in this space," Pillsbury's Nora Burke said.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 14, 2023
At least two class actions and one lawsuit already have been filed against Hawaiian Electric Co., the utility in Maui, where nearly 100 people died from wildfires that began Aug. 8.
By Charles Toutant | July 28, 2023
"Our experts were strong. Our position was strong. But in these environmental cases, the case law in New Jersey may not be in our favor. So that's why I think it certainly could have gone either way," said plaintiff's lawyer Boris Shmaruk.
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By Brad Kutner | July 18, 2023
"Companies are saying they need to make sure their disclosures are backed up by data and can respond when the questions come," said Tara K. Giunta, co-chair of Paul Hastings' ESG Risk, Strategy and Compliance Group.
By Alaina Lancaster | July 18, 2023
The suits, surfaced by Law.com Trend Detection, were filed by nonprofits Los Angeles Waterkeeper and San Diego Coastkeeper and included representation from environmental law firms Lozeau Drury and the Coast Law Group.
By Adolfo Pesquera | June 28, 2023
The lawsuit comes two months after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition in which several energy companies sought to remove about two dozen lawsuits filed in state courts across the nation to federal court.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 20, 2023
The $25 million, sent last week to bankruptcy trustee Elissa Miller, comes from attorney fees owed to the Girardi Keese estate from the $1.8 billion settlement over the 2015 gas leak in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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