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Coral Gables Asks Florida Supreme Court to Hear Dispute Over Legality of Styrofoam Ban
The city of Coral Gables filed a brief on jurisdiction with the high court Monday. Florida's Third District Court of Appeal previously held state law prohibited the city from enforcing its rule against the use of polystyrene containers.O'Melveny Joins Rush to Form State AG Practices as It Fights for J&J in Opioid Cases
The new practice group already has 24 lawyers, and O'Melveny & Myers is looking to bolster that number as stepped up state enforcement continues apace.With New Trial Tactics Fueling 'Nuclear' Verdicts, Can Defense Catch Up?
The term "nuclear" verdict has a bit of a fluid meaning. Many who spoke with The Legal described it as an award that is significantly higher than would be expected given the injuries in the case, rather than a term indicating any particular threshold.Chevron Moves to Collect $3.4 Million from Lawyer Steven Donziger in Florida
Chevron Corp. and suspended New York attorney Steven Donziger have been foes since the 1990s, when Donziger sued on behalf of indigenous and farmer communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest.Justices Eye Trial Court's 'Gatekeeper' Role in Evaluating Scientific Evidence
A closely watched case could provide new guidance on how trial courts apply the Frye test in Pennsylvania.View more book results for the query "*"
Vinson & Elkins Hires Former EPA Lawyer With Clean Air Act Expertise
Patrick Traylor joined Vinson & Elkins' Washington, D.C., office Tuesday, after a stint at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handling civil environmental litigation and compliance investigations.Pineapple Litigation Sours into 'Day of Reckoning,' as Del Monte Alleges Contempt
The fight between Monaco-based pineapple grower Del Monte International GmbH and Costa-Rican plantation Inversiones y Procesadora Tropical Inprotsa appears destined to continue.FERC's Former Lead Lawyer Joins Green Energy Startup Arcadia Power as General Counsel
Max Minzner, former general counsel for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, arrived at Arcadia's Washington, D.C., headquarters Monday after having spent the past two years as a partner in Jenner & Block's energy practice.New York's DFS Becomes First State Banking Regulator to Join Global Climate Change Coalition
Department of Financial Services superintendent Linda Lacewell said her agency is the first state banking regulator in the U.S. to join the coalition, called the Network for Greening the Financial System.The American Lawyer Taps Elizabeth Cabraser for Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein name partner is being recognized for her career handling litigation against Big Tobacco, Big Pharma and Big Oil, and her recent work leading the Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler diesel emissions cases.