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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 Amanda Bronstad | February 26, 2024
The wide range of Roundup verdicts, from defense wins for Monsanto to a $2.25 billion award, could be due to what jurors hear at trial about the EPA and foreign regulatory agencies.
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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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