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The Legal Intelligencer

Wolf Administration Announces Plan to Join Northeast Carbon Market

On Oct. 3, Gov. Tom Wolf issued Executive Order 2019-07 signifying his intention for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Reboots Legal Challenge to Funding for Plant Vogtle

The Court of Appeals partly reversed a Fulton County judge's dismissal of a challenging to funding for the nuclear project, ruling that she must thoroughly analyze whether petitioners must wait for it to be completed before they can object.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Greenhouse Gas Costs Were Not Material in Exxon Decision-Making, Rex Tillerson Says

At one point, Tillerson held both his arms out, demonstrating the broad "basket" of issues he dealt with as CEO. He said his entire job involved risk management, but climate change was only one risk on Exxon's long list.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Yes, PG&E Sucks—But Can You Sue Them?

While I admit no electricity is preferable to catastrophic wildfires that kill dozens of people and destroy billions of dollars in property, surely the choice shouldn't be either/or.
5 minute read

International Edition

Hogan Lovells Adds Corporate Partner in Hong Kong

Laurence Davidson rejoins Hogan Lovells after roughly two years as a senior counsel at HNA Group.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Leads Suit Against EPA Over Decision Not to Curb Interstate Smog Pollution

State officials had been seeking to compel the federal agency to identify emissions from approximately 350 sources in nine states to the south and west of New York as a contributing factor to unhealthy air quality for several residents.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland to Lead Coal Giant Through Chapter 11 Proceeding

While Kirkland is advising Murray Energy, Davis Polk is representing an ad hoc lender group. The Chapter 11 filing is the latest sign that troubled coal companies continue to bring big business to law firm restructuring teams this year.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

O'Melveny Joins Rush to Form State AG Practices as It Fights for J&J in Opioid Cases

The new practice group already has 24 lawyers, and O'Melveny & Myers is looking to bolster that number as stepped up state enforcement continues apace.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Innovator of the Year Finalist: Robert Kang, Southern California Edison

Kang, one of the utilities industry's first in-house cyber counsel, has worked with Loyola Law School to help design and launch the first cyber and privacy law concentration offered in Southern California.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Clifford Chance Team Readies for Trial in High-Profile FCPA Case

Seven years after DOJ prosecutors charged Lawrence Hoskins with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, his case is going to trial in federal court in Connecticut.
5 minute read

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