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Carlton Fields' Victory Could Change the Landscape for Florida Infrastructure Projects

The courts granted Bluefield Ranch's appeal over mitigation credits, signalling a go-ahead for a hearing that will challenge a permit for a Florida Department of Transportation road-widening project.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Some See Career Conundrum in Law Firms' Energy Work

With growing awareness of the threat of climate change, law professors said environmentally minded students are paying close attention to the fossil-fuel matters being handled by potential Big Law employers.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Review of Developments Under State Environmental Quality Review Act

In their column on Environmental Law, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan review the decisions issued by New York courts in 2017 under SEQRA.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge OKs MDL Claims Against Monsanto, Says Plaintiffs Face 'Daunting Challenge' of Tying Roundup to Cancer

"Given how close the question is at the general causation phase, the plaintiffs appear to face a daunting challenge at the next phase," U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria wrote. "But it is a challenge they are entitled to undertake."
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Plaintiffs Lawyer Donziger Suspended in Wake of Judge's Findings of 'Fraud' and 'Coercion' in Chevron Pollution Case

An state appellate panel in Manhattan said a federal court's findings “constitute uncontroverted evidence of serious professional misconduct which immediately threatens the public interest.”
5 minute read

The Recorder

San Francisco Jurors Hear Hours of Scientific Data About Herbicide's Link to Cancer

Lawyers bombarded a San Francisco jury on Monday with reams of scientific studies about whether a Monsanto Co. weed killer caused a man to get terminal cancer.
1 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: What's a Skoda? And Why Does Covington Want Congress to Pay Attention?

How a thoroughly uninteresting fight over a Skoda car dealership in Egypt spilled into the halls of Congress--and involves some of the biggest names in law.
8 minute read

Litigation Daily

First Trial Linking Monsanto's Roundup to Cancer Set to Open

Opening statements in the first trial over whether Monsanto's Roundup herbicide caused a user to get cancer are set to begin on Monday in San Francisco.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Meet Andrew Wheeler: The Ex-Washington Lobbyist Now at EPA's Helm

Andy Wheeler was a nonequity principal at Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting and formerly co-leader of the firm's energy and natural resources practice. Here are some highlights from public records and statements about Wheeler.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Says White House Sidestepped Statutes in Blocking New Fuel Standard Penalties

The panel explained its reasoning for forcing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to implement new inflation-linked penalties.
1 minute read

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