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By Linda A. Thompson | July 6, 2022
The case is unprecedented due to its extraterritorial scope, the number of governments sued and the highly ambitious reduction targets it is seeking.
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By Christopher Niesche | June 28, 2022
David Barnden has played a role in making the country a prime jurisdiction for test cases with broad policy implications for the environment at a time when climate change litigation has been spreading around the world.
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By Anne Bagamery | June 15, 2022
Law firms in Europe expect job candidates to come in the door with highly specialized training and experience. It also helps, said one partner, "to have a desire to change the world."
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By Christine Schiffner | May 13, 2022
As plaintiff firms evaluate risks of international class actions, rules in various jurisdictions are often still patchy. Frequently faced with lengthy trials, litigation funding gains relevance, especially across the European Union.
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By Trudy Knockless | April 11, 2022
"This landscape is complicated by often ambiguous guidance from regulators, stakeholder pressure and competing goals within the business itself," according to the study from EY Law and Harvard University.
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By Anne Bagamery | April 6, 2022
Even before the invasion of Ukraine focused attention on Europe's dependence on fossil fuels from Russia, regulatory changes and climate litigation were converging to make 2022 a pivotal year for climate change law in Europe.
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By Christopher Niesche | March 30, 2022
The country is second only to the U.S. in the number of climate litigation cases filed.
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By Emmanuéle Lutfalla and Tara Farasat | March 18, 2022
Increasing intense weather events will drive up the cost of the associated losses and of the policies designed to cover them.
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By Jennigay Coetzer | March 15, 2022
ESG is racing to the top of law firm agendas, as banks and private equity firms refuse to fund projects without a proven sustainability plan.
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By Jennigay Coetzer | February 22, 2022
The addition of a lawyer duo, with expertise in real estate, energy and mining work, is the latest step in Pinsents' ambitious African growth plans.
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By Jimmy Hoover | February 20, 2024
The justices will consider the statute of limitations on challenging agency rules and federal environmental authority over states.
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By Riley Brennan | February 16, 2024
Judge Gregory A. Phillips dissented from the majority's ruling granting Valero's motion for summary judgment. According to the majority, the dissent concluded that the lower court had correctly granted summary judgment as to Lazy S's legal injury, having relied on Valero's sampling data.
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By Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo | February 16, 2024
In their Domestic Environmental Law column, Christopher Rizzo and Karen Meara present the current state of the law for climate disclosures in select major markets, particularly New York, and likely developments in 2024.
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By Marianna Wharry | February 13, 2024
The court also ordered the Jimenezes to pay $1,789,972 in victims' restitution.
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By Colleen Murphy | February 12, 2024
"The court finds that the settlement agreement is reasonable," U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said. "As discussed at length ... success against defendants, which 'are responsible for only three to seven percent of the MDL defendants' total alleged PFAS-related liabilities,' is not guaranteed and would only come, if ever, after years of protracted, expensive, complex litigation."
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By Scott Fein, Patrick A. Woods, and Harrison Robbins | February 12, 2024
What is the constitutional 'standard of review' the courts should use to judge a government action that allegedly violates the Green Amendment? The standard of review will decide its long-term importance.
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By Charles Toutant | February 9, 2024
The property was used for manufacturing of drugs and chemicals from 1915 to 1999, the suit states. During that period, waste was placed in at least 27 large, pondlike storage and disposal areas that were referred to as impoundments, the suit claims.
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By David G. Mandelbaum | February 9, 2024
Often, the plaintiff has brought the case even though the plaintiff has not paid a very significant portion of the total costs, has not committed to pay a significant portion of the costs, and has not been adjudicated responsible for anything. Why does that private plaintiff get to trigger allocation litigation?
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By Marianna Wharry | February 8, 2024
"The court of appeals' decision is incredibly important, it puts water companies like the city of Spokane on notice that if they fail to charge reasonable rates, they will very likely see those rates challenged in court," the petitioners' counsel, Alexandria Drake, of Dunn & Black in Spokane, told Law.com.
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By Amanda Bronstad | February 8, 2024
A federal judge on Thursday granted final approval to DuPont's $1.185 billion settlement with an estimated 14,000 public water providers across the country.
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