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Litigation Daily

PG&E Bankruptcy May Spark Fight With Lawyers for Wildfire Victims

“It's possible there's enough assets to pay everybody off," said Mike Danko of Danko Meredith.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Power & Light Plans Major Solar Expansion by 2030

FPL said it will install more than 30 million solar panels by 2030, with solar facilities expected to be built across the state.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The How, What and Why of a Potential PG&E Bankruptcy

In this Bankruptcy Practice column, John J. Rapisardi and Daniel Shamah write: The challenges PG&E has faced since wildfires began consuming large swaths of California are well-known and has fueled speculation about a bankruptcy filing. But less well-understood and appreciated are the legal and regulatory issues confronting PG&E and other similarly-situated California utilities. As we'll see, those legal and regulatory issues present critical complications in a potential second PG&E bankruptcy.
10 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Cravath Litigators Take Lead in Containing PG&E's Litigation Inferno in Bankruptcy Proceedings

An all-star team of seven partners from Cravath, Swaine & Moore led by firm chairman Evan Chesler will serve as lead litigation counsel for PG&E Corp. as the California utility prepares to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Utility Fires Back at 'Specious' Dispute Over Refund, Rates

The state Office of Public Counsel, which represents utility customers, and two business groups filed a petition focusing, in part, on FPL's tax savings under the federal tax overhaul approved last year.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Appeals Court Gives State Win in Seminole Tribe Tax Dispute

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Friday upheld a lower-court decision that dismissed a lawsuit filed by the tribe against the Florida Department of Revenue.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Is Material? The SEC Says You Have to Decide

An “obligated person” means any person, including the issuer, that supports the payment of all or part of the obligations on municipal securities to be publicly offered for sale.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Class Action Wants PG&E to Pay for Wildfire Damages in California

The suit, filed by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and Edelson PC, is among the first class actions brought over California's wildfires last month.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suggested Changes to Municipal Land Use Law in View of Public Health and Safety Concerns

As climate change bears down on New Jersey, communities need maximum flexibility to regulate local development in response to emerging public health and safety concerns.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Plaintiffs Firms Gear Up for Camp Fire Litigation

Plaintiffs firms, some already battling utilities over their possible roles in California's past rash of deadly wildfires, are preparing to sue Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in the coming days over catastrophic damage caused by the Camp Fire.
5 minute read

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