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Delaware Law Weekly

Third Circ. Revives Asbestos Claims Against Insurers in W.R. Grace Bankruptcy

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Tuesday said that insurers of bankrupt mining company W.R. Grace & Co. could be on the hook for asbestos exposure claims, leaving the issue to a bankruptcy judge to decide.
3 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters, KWM Take Lead on $1.2B Indonesian Gold Mine Sale

A Jardine Matheson-backed Indonesian explorer will acquire one of the largest gold mines in the country as Australian and U.S. investors exit.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Stark Authorizes Seizure of Citgo Shares in $1.2B Venezuela Arbitration Dispute

A federal judge found Citgo's owner acted as an “alter ego” of the Venezuelan government.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Construction of Virginia Natural Gas Pipeline Halted by 4th Circuit

In an action brought by environmental groups, a federal appeals court has blocked construction of a proposed stretch of natural gas pipeline that would cross the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, saying federal regulators failed to abide by appropriate permitting procedures.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Are 'Small' Policy Adjustments a Way to Make Bigger Environmental Law Changes Later?

President Donald Trump has declared it his goal to reduce the number of rules and the impact of the federal regulatory system, especially the EPA's rules. His EPA administrator fervently embraces those goals.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Decisions Lead to Possible Expansion of CWA NPDES Permitting Requirements

Most environmental law practitioners are familiar with the federal Clean Water Act's (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System's (NPDES) permitting program and the types of discharges subject to the program.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Judge Dismisses Challenge to $325M Energy Industry Merger

The Delaware Court of Chancery has dismissed a shareholder challenge to Earthstone Energy Inc.'s $325 million acquisition of a Texas oil and gas firm in 2016, finding that the deal met business-judgment protections for a conflicted transaction.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Florida v. Georgia Equitable Apportionment Water Litigation: Where Do We Go From Here?

Where will the special master take the proceedings on remand? What will the Supreme Court do with a new report from the special master following those proceedings? What might Georgia do to improve its position while the litigation continues?
6 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 Jersey Law Journal

Plaintiffs Lawyers Want to Depose J&J Exec Over Missing Talc Samples

Plaintiffs lawyers have told a New Jersey federal judge they want to depose a Johnson & Johnson representative to address why the company lost or destroyed talcum powder samples that they could have tested in cases alleging women got ovarian cancer from prolonged use of its baby powder.
1 minute read

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