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The Recorder

San Diego County Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

C.A. 1st; A146901 The First Appellate District reversed a judgment and remanded. The court held that a water district’s conveyance rates may include…
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Abrams Calls Mining Magnate's Libel Suit Against HBO a Long Shot

British comedian John Oliver has a good defense in a defamation suit filed against him and HBO, the cable network that produces “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” said Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment litigation veteran and senior partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Virtual Currency 'Miners' Ordered to Pay $12.4 Million

A Ponzi scheme involving online currency has come to a crashing halt with two Connecticut technology companies hit with a $12.4 million default judgment.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Grist Creek Aggregates, LLC v. Superior Court (Mendocino County Air Quality Management District)

C.A. 1st; A149861 The First Appellate District granted a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that an air quality management district review…
2 minute read

The Recorder

United States v. Gila Valley Irrigation District

9th Cir.; 14-16942 The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment. The court held that a party’s failure to present any…
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Omnicare Figures Prominently in Dismissal of Mining Company Investor Suit

In a decision relying heavily on the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting liability for statements deemed opinions in securities suits, a Manhattan federal judge has dismissed investor claims against gold mining company Pretium Resources Inc.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Advocates Push to Ban NY From Accepting Fracking Waste

Environmental groups are making a last-ditch effort to bank hydraulic fracturing waste from coming into New York from neighboring states like Pennsylvania.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Smith v. Pa. Dep't of Envtl. Protection, PICS Case No. 17-0853 (Pa. Commw. May 8, 2017) Pellegrini, S. J. (30 pages).

OOR erred in holding that a "well site" was not an "industrial plant" and court found that investigative reports pertaining to well sites were public records in a RTKL action but OOR correctly held that DEP met its burden of showing that certain records were exempt under the attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrine, records relating to the location of radioactive material were exempt under public safety and security concerns, other documents were exempt under trade secret and confidential information, the notes and working papers, internal predecisional deliberation and noncriminal investigation exemptions. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

UK Court Lets Prosecutors Pierce Attorney-Client Privilege in Internal Probe

The United Kingdom's Serious Fraud Office received a ruling on May 8 from the High Court of Justice in London that it can breach attorney-client privilege to see materials gathered as part of a company's internal investigation.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Reckless' Driller's Win in Well Contamination Case Stands

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not disturb a ruling in a well contamination suit in which the Commonwealth Court sided with an oil and gas driller despite calling its business practices "reckless."
16 minute read

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