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Delaware Law Weekly

Ex-Workers' Claim for Post-Spinoff Severance Pay From Chemours Survives

A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled Monday that former employees of The Chemours Co. may sue for severance payments they said they were denied after allegedly being duped into taking a less generous buyout deal as the chemical firm downsized following its spinoff from DuPont.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Asbestos Filings Fell in 2017, Report Says

Asbestos filings fell in 2017, and it didn't matter whether they were brought over mesothelioma, lung cancer or other forms of cancer, according to consulting firm KCIC.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

$40M From Pharma Inventor's Licensing Contracts Is Taxable as Income, Not Capital Gain

Millions of dollars a pharmaceutical inventor received under a technology license agreement should be treated as ordinary income, rather than capital gains, for tax purposes, a split federal appeals panel has ruled.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Jersey and Adult-Use Marijuana—Perfect Together?

How gung ho is New Jersey's proposed adult-use marijuana program? Beyond generating tens of millions of annual tax revenue, New Jersey's adult-use marijuana program will decimate neighboring states' medical marijuana programs.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

National Class Action Litigator Opens Up About Stress, Quitting Drinking

Coral Gables litigator Adam Moskowitz said he wants to help stoke honest conversations about stress and mental health in the legal profession.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Supreme Court Rejects Requirement of Alternative Forum Before Case Dismissal

The Delaware Supreme Court on Thursday declined to adopt a rule that would require state courts to determine that an alternative forum is available to plaintiffs before dismissing cases on the grounds of forum non conveniens.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

International Trade Commission Drops US Steel's Antitrust Claims Against Chinese Steelmakers

United States Steel cannot bring antitrust claims against 40 Chinese steel manufacturers over alleged price-fixing, the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled in a decision that refines exactly what type of injuries private companies must have suffered to make antitrust claims.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

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.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Court Delivers Massive Blow to Big Tobacco on Yearslong Challenge

The 45-page ruling was a study in litigation nuances arising from the Engle class action.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Can the Environmental Rights Amendment Protect Pennsylvanians From EPA Cuts?

President Donald J. Trump and his administration have focused on the EPA during his time in office, particularly in regards to its funding, and its regulations.
7 minute read

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