SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

David Dubin worked for his father’s company providing mental-health testing to young people at emergency shelters. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. But in recent years, prosecutors have been tacking the charge on whenever a person uses another person’s name while committing a fraud. 14 conferences).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No. The court found that the project was consistent with the Standards and Guidelines of the Okanogan National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement and that the Forest Service complied with the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Natural Resources Defense Council , in which the court held that when a federal statute is ambiguous, courts should defer to an agency’s interpretation of that law as long as it is reasonable. Natural Resources Defense Council. Natural Resources Defense Council.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

approximately $90 million in damages for Lanham Act violations by Abitron Austria GmbH and affiliated German and Austrian corporation defendants — including a sibling company named “Hetronic Germany GmBH,” which may give you some idea of the basis for the suit. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Following the update from Executive Director Moaveni, there was a panel discussion among four experts: (a) Anne Reynolds of the Alliance for Clean Energy New York (ACE NY); (b) Noah Shaw of Foley Hoag LLP; (c) Cullen Howe of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC); and (d) Audrey Friedrichsen of Scenic Hudson.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Natural Resources Defense Council that courts should defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. The fishing companies came to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to weigh in on the rule itself but also to overrule Chevron. Paul Clement argues for Loper Bright Enterprises.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Clean Air Council v. Fourth Circuit Said West Virginia District Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Consider Coal Companies’ Clean Air Act Jobs Study Lawsuit. State Air Resources Board , No. Jackson Township Council , No. Pruitt , No. 17-1145 (D.C. filed June 5, 2017; emergency motion for stay granted July 3, 2017).

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In 2016, California’s attorney general sued Ethicon, a pelvic-mesh manufacturer owned by Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of marketing the devices to women and doctors in the state without sufficient warning of possible side effects. In Johnson & Johnson v. Loper Bright Enterprises v.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 protects whistleblowers who report financial wrongdoing at publicly traded companies. They’ll be discussing just one cert petition for the second time: Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC. Trevor Murray claims that UBS Securities, LLC, and UBS AG fired him in retaliation for reporting alleged fraud on shareholders.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

The administrative fees bankrupt businesses pay can be quite large in the cases of big companies. Tori Madden) Item 303 requires companies to disclose information about known trends or uncertainties that are “reasonably likely to have material effects” on financial conditions or operations. Trustee Program in the Department of Justice.

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Foley Hoag LLP

JANUARY 28, 2022

A coalition of state representatives and civil society organizations have stated their support for the Act, including prominent advocates for corporate ESG compliance such as the Natural Resources Defense Council and the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance. Supply chain liability disclosure and reduction targets.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Charleston, SC filed suit against fossil fuel companies alleging their responsibility for “devastating” climate change impacts. The court also concluded that the complaint stated claims under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), except to the extent the claims were based on federal, instead of state, RCRA regulations.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Oregon Supreme Court Said Public Trust Doctrine Did Not Impose Obligation to Protect Resources from Climate Change. The court therefore declined to expand the doctrine to cover additional resources, including the atmosphere. Chernaik v. Brown , No. S066564 (Or. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 13, 2021

Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument on January 19, 2021 in fossil fuel companies’ appeal of a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision affirming an order remanding to state court the City of Baltimore’s climate change case against the companies. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No. 19-1189 (U.S.). Delaware v.

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Fordham Law News

APRIL 5, 2022

There is no question that pre-dispute arbitration clauses save companies money. And because of the laws of the forum state—California in both cases—the companies had to pay the arbitration fees upfront. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. , [14] has a similarly broad enabling effect on agency action. [15]

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

John involves a lawsuit against the agrochemical company Monsanto, alleging false and misleading advertising used to sell the popular weed killer RoundUp. Only 3% of eligible RoundUp purchasers signed up through the claims process to receive funds from the $39 million settlement. relisted after the Mar. 31 and Apr.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Fourth Circuit Declined to Stay Remand Order in Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies; Companies Sought Stay from Supreme Court. On the same day, the companies filed an application for a stay in the U.S. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. Supreme Court. BP p.l.c. , 19-1644 (4th Cir.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) failed to adequately analyze the climate change and environmental justice impacts of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the Brownsville Shipping Channel in Texas and two pipelines that would carry LNG to one of the terminals. Chevron Corp. —in

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Natural Resources Defense Council , upholding a regulation issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. The fishing companies, led by Loper Bright Enterprises, went to federal court in Washington in 2020 to challenge the NMFS rule, arguing that it was not authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

For instance, the court found that the Natural Resources Defense Council—which contended that one of its members suffered harm due to delay of “rules to curb climate change”—had not identified a particular rule or regulatory action that would address the member’s concerns. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 9, 2021

Hawai‘i Federal Court Sent Honolulu’s and Maui’s Climate Cases Back to State Court; Fossil Fuel Companies Appealed. The federal district court for the District of Hawai‘i remanded cases brought by the City and County of Honolulu and the County of Maui seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change-related damages.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Circuit also rejected two arguments by coal companies against the ACE Rule. Because EPA’s sole defense for repeal of the Clean Power Plan and replacement with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule was that the interpretation underlying the rule was the only permissible one, the D.C. Environmental Defense Fund v. Finally, the D.C.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. The Supreme Court reversed an intermediate appellate court’s decision affirming a superior court determination that the defendant could not present a necessity defense.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters. Circuit Vacated Approval for Natural Gas Pipeline in St. On June 14, 2021, the U.S. Louis area.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Bankruptcy Court Said California City and Counties Could Not Sue Coal Company for Climate Change Impacts. The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the U.S. Sierra Club v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

Second Circuit Rejected New York City’s State Law Climate Claims Against Oil Companies. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of New York City’s lawsuit seeking climate change damages from oil companies. The Second Circuit’s decision largely followed the reasoning of the district court’s 2018 decision.

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