By Amanda Bronstad | September 3, 2021
Five years after its filing, a lawsuit over GM's diesel vehicles filed in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal could come to a screeching halt. A federal judge Michigan has ordered the plaintiffs firms to show why their lawsuit shouldn't be tossed, noting he had "serious doubt" that he had jurisdiction over the case given there was no evidence of a "defeat device."
By Amanda Bronstad | September 2, 2021
L. Everett & Associates, an environmental consulting firm based in Santa Barbara, is one of 500 creditors in the Girardi Keese bankruptcy. The firm, which has a $200,000 claim, worked for 20 years with Girardi Keese, often on cases referred by Erin Brockovich. "There was a time when the checks stopped coming, and we became quite nervous," said CEO Lorne Everett.
National Law Journal | Profile
By Bruce Love | August 25, 2021
"It's important to have decent counsel for tribes in D.C. because so much of what tribes do is impacted by federal law and regulation," said Akin Gump's Jason Hauter.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 23, 2021
This time, Elissa Miller, the trustee of Girardi Keese's Chapter 7 filing who sued Erika Girardi last month, alleges the defunct Los Angeles firm's former co-counsel in a case failed to turn over potentially millions of dollars in legal fees.
By Marcia Coyle | August 20, 2021
Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Friday rejected an environmental group's request to block construction of the Obama Presidential Center while the group's claims of environmental law violations were being appealed.
By Marcia Coyle | August 17, 2021
An environmental organization, claiming that environmental laws are being ignored or misapplied, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an injunction halting construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, Chicago, until their appeal by a federal circuit court is decided.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 12, 2021
In the first of three final approval hearings this week, objectors on Monday raised concerns about bone scans and off-the-record meetings the settlement attorneys held with U.S. District Judge Judith Levy in Michigan. Arguments challenging a $202 million attorney fee request are set for Thursday.
By Jane Wester | July 2, 2021
Acting U.S. Attorney Jacquelyn Kasulis said the new teams are a response to President Joe Biden's emphasis on those two priorities.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Aron Solomon | July 2, 2021
OP-ED: The Court held that as long as federal regulators have approved the pipeline project, these interstate pipelines could essentially seize state-owned lands without the state's consent.
By Mike Scarcella | June 1, 2021
The disclosure from Sam Walsh, nominee for general counsel to the U.S. Department of Energy, showed legal services provided to Harris Wiltshire clients including Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner; Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, and Miller & Chevalier.
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