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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Solar Company Accused of Racism in Fired Workers' Federal Suit

Former employees of Momentum Solar accused the New Jersey-based energy company of firing them for complaining about racism at the New York warehouse—allegations that the company is denying.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Michigan Energy Provider Taps Deputy General Counsel for Top Lawyer Role

CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary Consumers Energy announced that Shaun Johnson will be the new senior vice president and general counsel, effective May 16. Johnson, who has been serving as the company's VP and deputy GC since April 2016, replaces a retiring Catherine Reynolds.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Accuses NJ Energy Firm of Racial Bias at NY Warehouse

In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, six black workers alleged that white supervisors at the warehouse regularly used racial slurs and directed other insults at minorities who worked there.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Supreme Court Reverses Chancery Court's $1 Damages Finding in Contract Case

The ruling, from a full panel of the state's five justices, came Thursday in a breach-of-contract suit stemming from Leaf Clean Energy Co.'s $30 million investment in Invenergy Wind in 2008.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Backs FPL Recouping Environmental Costs

The justices sided with the Florida Public Service Commission, which approved a controversial Florida Power & Light proposal stemming from a saltwater plume that moved from a power-plant complex into the Biscayne Aquifer.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cuomo Says New York to Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Order to Facilitate Pipeline Building

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a radio interview that the state will front a legal challenge against the order, which he said has the potential to allow pipelines in New York that the state would not support.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Apache Corp.'s In-House Counsel Accused of Retaliating Against Paralegal; Appeal Planned

One big dispute at this point is a $767,242 attorney fee award, plus $100,000 for appellate fees, that a jury awarded to plaintiff Cathryn Davis from the multinational oil and gas exploration and production company.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Worker Awarded $1.88M for Injury From Falling Part at Power Plant

A contractor's employee claimed injuries after a 70-pound spring hanger fell on him while working at a Florida Power & Light power plant.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Supreme Court Cites Timing of Deal Talks in Reviving Case Over Oil and Gas Merger

The ruling, published Friday by a three-judge panel of the state high court, applied the justices' 2014 precedent in the case Kahn v. M&F Worldwide to deny business-judgment deference to the Earthstone board and reversed, in part, the Chancery Court's dismissal of the case in its entirety last July.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

In Reviving Suit Over Oil and Gas Merger, Delaware Supreme Court Cites Timing of Deal Talks

The ruling, published Friday by a three-judge panel of the state high court, applied the justices' 2014 precedent in the case Kahn v. M&F Worldwide to deny business-judgment deference to the Earthstone board and reversed, in part, the Chancery Court's dismissal of the case in its entirety last July.
4 minute read

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