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By Greg Andrews | October 24, 2022
The environmental, social and governance programs that many legal departments have been ramping up could take a hit as companies put resources elsewhere, according to a new survey by KPMG.
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By Christopher Niesche | October 21, 2022
Gerard Malouf & Partners says consumers were likely misled, alleging the two automakers tampered with their diesel engines to skirt regulatory emissions requirements. The allegations are similar to Volkswagen's historic "dieselgate" scandal.
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By Linda A. Thompson | September 19, 2022
One of the two lawsuits is being handled by U.K. firm 11KBW and Baldon Avocats, the French firm that won what has been dubbed as the "climate case of the century."
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By Bruce Love | August 22, 2022
Regulators and plaintiffs firms want more than just policy statements. Law firms are having to prove the data behind their clients' ESG efforts to avoid claims that it's all for show.
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By Linda A. Thompson | July 25, 2022
Fossil Fuel companies are using a 1990s investment agreement treaty to recoup investment losses suffered as a result of governments' plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. NGOs have called the treaty a "climate action killer" and lawyers say it has created a regulatory chill.
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By Alexander Rhodes and Polly Green, Mishcon de Reya | July 25, 2022
'The law needs to catch up with society's standards for sustainable practices and converge over the coming years around a set of self-regulatory best practices.'
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By Linda A. Thompson | July 13, 2022
Three NGOs contend that a KLM ad campaign violates European consumer law. The lawsuit comes as legal disputes over greenwashing claims are on the rise.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | July 6, 2022
Several international law firms have expanded their offerings in the area as ESG continues to underpin much of their clientele's decisions.
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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 Matthew Karmel | February 23, 2024
"Law school, for me, was not about becoming a lawyer per se but about enhancing my effectiveness as an advocate for the causes I am most passionate about," says Tarah Heinzen, legal director of Food and Water Watch.
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By Jimmy Hoover | February 21, 2024
The conservative justices express sympathy with the argument that the EPA failed to address potential legal defects in its effort to reduce gaseous pollutants.
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By Giselle F. Mazmanian and Kate Campbell | February 21, 2024
Lawsuits alleging greenwashing are on the rise, targeting companies emphasizing environmentally conscious business practices and promoting environmental benefits of goods or services.
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By Maydeen Merino | February 20, 2024
"Anytime you get a substance that is widely used and is showing up all over the place in the environment, now suddenly brought under the very serious liability regime of CERCLA, you're going to see a lot of potential liability and litigation around that," said UCLA environmental law professor William Boyd.
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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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