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National Law Journal

US Must Pay $4.4 Million Fee Award for Unreasonable Patent Defense

Even excluding prelitigation conduct, the government's defense of infringement by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory was not "substantially justified," a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit panel rules.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Cannabis Industry's COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Playbook

For legalized marijuana, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been the worst of times and the best of times.
11 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: COVID-19 Coverage Cases Could Consolidate Into MDL. A Key Talc Ruling Could 'Obliterate' J&J's 'Junk Science' Defense.

Could lawsuits against insurance firms over COVID-19 coverage denials end up in an MDL?
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What's Next for Environmental Practice? A Reevaluation Is in Order

Events affect different lawyers' practices differently, and this pandemic is not very like anything that has happened during the careers of anyone now practicing.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Coronavirus Pandemic and Environmental Compliance

As stay-at-home requirements shutter factories and diminish motor vehicle traffic, the air is cleaner than it has been in decades. Similarly, greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate disruption have markedly diminished even in the absence of a national policy promoting that objective.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Conviction in Energy Grant Scheme

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge William Pryor rejected arguments by Orlando businessman Lee John Maher, accused of receiving more than $2 million in federal grant money for a biodiesel facility and fraudulently using it for other purposes.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Supreme Court Update: Cases to Watch for CERCLA Practitioners

While there are several interesting environmental cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, two cases are particularly relevant for any legal practitioner handling Superfund cases, whether they involve site remediation issues or litigation over the cleanup costs.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

How Trade Secrets Feud Put EV Battery Maker's US Manufacturing Plans at Risk

"Default is the only appropriate remedy here," ITC Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot concluded after reviewing SK Innovation's spoliation of evidence in a trade secrets action.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Recent and Proposed Changes to Pa.'s Water Quality Standards

There have been several notable developments recently regarding the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PADEP) water quality standards regulations at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 93.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. and the Circular Economy: Turning Waste Into Something New

The "circular economy" is coming to Pennsylvania. And if recent polling data are correct, it cannot come a moment too soon—and Pennsylvania attorneys and advisers would be well-advised to become acquainted with the coalescing legal and market forces that are driving the transition.
6 minute read

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