As Judge Neil Gorsuch proceeds through the Senate confirmation process, we are continuing to review his jurisprudence while assessing how he might affect the Supreme Court should the Senate approve his nomination.
Client Alert | March 17, 2017
Washington, D.C. partner Michael Murphy is the author of "Fourth Circuit Uranium Mining Ruling Narrows Federal Preemption," [PDF] published by Law360 on March 8, 2017.
Article | March 8, 2017
On January 20, 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted summary judgment in favor of Chevron Canada Limited ("Chevron Canada") and partial summary judgment in favor of Chevron Corporation in Yaiguaje et al v. Chevron Corporation et al. In Canada, Ecuadorian plaintiffs sought to recognize and enforce a fraudulent judgment obtained in Ecuador against Chevron Corporation. And to collect on that judgment, the plaintiffs were attempting to seize the assets of Chevron Corporation's seventh-level subsidiary, Chevron Canada. Finding that Chevron Corporation and Chevron Canada are "separate legal entities with separate rights and obligations," however, the court dismissed the plaintiffs' attempts to hold Chevron Canada liable. Indeed, the Court
Client Alert | January 27, 2017
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and Los Angeles associate Eric Cohen are the authors of "Will Trump unravel the EPA?" [PDF] published on December 27, 2016 in the Daily Journal.
Article | December 27, 2016
Washington, D.C. associate David Fotouhi is the author of "CPP Rollback May Impact SO2 Emissions Trading Markets," [PDF] published by Law360 on December 16, 2016.
Article | December 16, 2016
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Joseph Ireland are the authors of "Confronting EPA’s Refusal To Consider Industry Costs" [PDF] published on October 31, 2016 by Law360.
Article | October 31, 2016
Orange County partner Thomas Manakides and associate Ryan Card are the authors of "Individual Issues Predominate In Toxic Tort Class Actions" [PDF] published on October 4, 2016 by Law360.
Article | October 4, 2016
Los Angeles associate Vanessa Adriance is the author of "On The Horizon: Revisions To Prop 65 Warning Regulations" [PDF] published on August 31, 2016 by Law360.
Article | August 31, 2016
Los Angeles partners William Thomson and Kahn Scolnick, and associate Dylan Mefford are the authors of "Rule Of Law Trumps Rhetoric In Chevron’s 2nd Circ.
Article | August 19, 2016
On August 8, 2016, a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the judgment in favor of Chevron Corporation in Chevron Corp. v.
Client Alert | August 9, 2016
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Dana Lynn Craig are the authors of "The Broken Science Behind Proposition 65" [PDF] published on August 8, 2016 by Law360.
Article | August 8, 2016
Orange County partner Thomas Manakides and associate Joseph Edmonds are the authors of "Eliminating Ultrahazardous Activity Liability In Enviro Cases" [PDF] published on July 26, 2016 by Law360.
Article | July 26, 2016
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Dana Lynn Craig are the authors of "Judge Calls on Congress to Fix CERCLA" [PDF] published on June 30, 2016 by Daily Journal.
Article | June 30, 2016
Orange County partner Thomas Manakides and associate Kandice Kovac are the authors of "Calif. Asbestos Case Opens Door For Shaky Expert Opinions" [PDF] published on May 24, 2016 by Law360.
Article | May 24, 2016
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Dione Garlick are the authors of "A Smarter Approach To Renewable Energy Reliance In Calif." [PDF] published on May 2, 2016 by Law360.
Article | May 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. partner Peter Seley and associate Richard Dudley are the authors of "Emerging Trends In Climate Change Litigation" [PDF] published on March 7, 2016 by Law360.
Article | March 7, 2016
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Elizabeth Schmitz-Robinson are the authors of "The CPUC's Realistic Approach Toward Energy Security" [PDF] published on January 29, 2016 by Law360.
Article | January 29, 2016
Orange County partner Thomas Manakides, and associates Jennafer Tryck and Krista deBoer are the authors of "Why Calif. Courts Won't Certify Toxic Tort Class Actions" [PDF] published on January 20, 2016 by Law360.
Article | January 20, 2016
Washington D.C. partner Peter Seley and associate Bryson Smith are the authors of "The Unrealized Promise Of Rule 26 Amendments" [PDF] published on December 2, 2015 by Law360.
Article | December 2, 2015
Los Angeles partner Matthew Hoffman and associates Abbey Hudson and Sheldon Evans are the authors of "Recent Trends In Environmental Nuisance Law" [PDF] published on November 17, 2015 by Law360.
Article | November 17, 2015
Washington, D.C. partner William Scherman and associate Jason Fleischer are the authors of "The EPA and the Clean Power Plan: A Paradigm Shift in Energy Regulation Away From Energy Regulators" [PDF] published on November 16, 2015 by the Energy Law Journal
Article | November 16, 2015
Orange County partner Thomas A. Manakides and associate Joseph D. Edmonds are the authors of "Curtailing Retroactive Liability Should Fall To Courts" [PDF] published on October 20, 2015 by Law360.
Article | October 20, 2015
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey D. Dintzer and associate Nathaniel P. Johnson are the authors of "Proposed Methane Rules Show EPA Coming Around on Fracking" [PDF] published in the October 2015 issue of the Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee Newsletter.
Article | October 1, 2015
Los Angeles partner William E. Thomson and associate Dylan Mefford are the authors of "9th Circ. Cracks Door Ajar To Imputed Jurisdiction" [PDF] published on September 21,2015 by Law360.
Article | September 21, 2015
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey D. Dintzer and associate Matthew C. Wickersham are the authors of "Gold King Mine Spill Points To EPA Institutional Failure" [PDF] published on September 9, 2015 by Law360.
Article | September 9, 2015
Washington D.C. partner Stacie Fletcher and associate David Schnitzer are the authors of "Inside EPA's Plan For Reducing Methane Emissions " [PDF] published on August 20, 2015 by Law360.
Article | August 20, 2015
Washington D.C. partner Michael Murphy and associate David Fotouhi are co-authors of "Do CERCLA Cost Recovery And Contribution Rights Overlap? " [PDF] published on August 7, 2015 by Law360.
Article | August 7, 2015
1. INTRODUCTION1.1 In April this year, the European Commission (the "Commission") launched an unexpected State aid sector inquiry (the "Sector Inquiry") into capacity mechanisms.
Client Alert | July 20, 2015
On the last day of its Term, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision that is likely to be an important precedent in litigation challenging agency rules that impose unreasonable costs.
Client Alert | June 29, 2015
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Darcy Elgin are the authors of “Little fracking risk, despite EPA disclaimers” [PDF] in the June 12, 2015 issue of the Daily Journal.
Article | June 12, 2015
Washington, D.C. partner F. Joseph Warin and associates Oleh Vretsona and Lora MacDonald are the authors of "A Practical Guide to the Use of the Commissioned Public Report as an Effective Crisis-Management Tool" [PDF] published in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, Volume 29, Issue 1.
Article | June 12, 2015
Washington, DC partner Raymond B. Ludwiszewski and of counsel Charles H. Haake are authors of “Tracking the DC Circ.’s Trend on Article III Standing,” published by Law360.
Article | May 13, 2015
Washington, D.C. of counsel Charles H. Haake and partner Raymond B. Ludwiszewski are authors of "Standing Up for Industry Standing in Environmental Regulatory Challenges" [PDF] published by the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review on April 24, 2015.
Article | April 24, 2015
Washington, D.C. staff attorney Karyn Marsh is co-author of "Hope For Environmental Drones Is Still Up In The Air" [PDF] published on April 3, 2015 by Law360.
Article | April 3, 2015
The Bureau of Land Management at the Department of the Interior issued a final rule on March 20, 2015 updating the regulations governing hydraulic fracturing on public lands.
Client Alert | March 24, 2015
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associates Matt Wickersham and Darcy Elgin are the authors of "Looking At The Legal Deficiencies Of Local Fracking Bans" [PDF] published by Law360 on March 6, 2015 at www.law360.com.
Article | March 6, 2015
2014 was a watershed year for transnational litigation in United States courts. Rulings by the United States Supreme Court and several United States courts of appeals dramatically reshaped the circumstances under which foreign defendants are subject to general personal jurisdiction, further developed the standards for extraterritorial application of United States laws, and provided important guidance on the scope of sovereign immunity and application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA") to commercial disputes.
Client Alert | February 27, 2015
Washington, D.C. associate Zia Oatley is the author of "Curbing Contingency Fee Arrangements With State AGs" [PDF] published February 13, 2015 by Law 360.
Article | February 13, 2015
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its highly anticipated proposal for targeting methane emissions from oil and gas production on January 14, 2015.
Client Alert | January 15, 2015
Los Angeles Partner Jeffrey Dintzer and Associate Andrew Tan are the authors of "SB 270: First State to Ban Plastic Grocery Bags" [PDF] published in the January 21, 2014 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Article | January 14, 2015
On December 19, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued its final rule governing the storage and disposal of coal combustion residuals ("CCRs")--commonly known as "coal ash"--from electric utilities.
Client Alert | December 29, 2014
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associates Matt Wickersham, David Edsall Jr. and Nathaniel Johnson are the authors of “2014 Fracking Year In Review: California Edition” [PDF] published by Law360 on December 10, 2014 at www.law360.com.
Client Alert | December 10, 2014
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Nathaniel Johnson are the authors of “Los Angeles Should Block Its Own Ban On Fracking” [PDF] published by Law360 on December 5, 2014 at www.law360.com.
Client Alert | December 5, 2014
Washington, D.C. partner Michael Murphy and associate David Fotouhi are the authors of "11th Circ. Message: Be Careful With Lone Pine Orders" [PDF] published by Law360 at www.law360.com on November 10, 2014.
Article | November 10, 2014
Los Angeles Partner Jeffrey Dintzer and Associate Nathaniel Johnson are the authors of "Counties jumped the gun on fracking bans" [PDF] published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Client Alert | November 10, 2014
Orange County of counsel James Sabovich and associate Joseph Edmonds are authors of "The Scarlet Letter Of Self-Stigmatized Property" [PDF] published in the October 23, 2014 issue of Law360.
Client Alert | October 23, 2014
Los Angeles Partner Jeffrey Dintzer and Associate Nathaniel Johnson are the authors of "Science refutes fracking opposition" [PDF] published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Client Alert | September 30, 2014
Los Angeles partner Jeffrey Dintzer and associate Nathaniel Johnson are the authors of “Calif. Anti-Fracking Ordinances On Shaky Legal Ground” [PDF] published by Law360 on August 29, 2014 at www.law360.com.
Client Alert | August 29, 2014
Washington, D.C. partner Peter Seley and associates Stacie Fletcher and Rohan Pai are the authors of “Dukes May Have Doomed Toxic Tort Class Certification” [PDF] published by Law360 on July 30, 2014.
Article | July 30, 2014
This is the second update we have provided to summarize the recent merits rulings issued in the large number of cases currently making their way through Sacramento Superior Court challenging the application of AB1x 26 ("AB 26") and AB 1484 (collectively, the "Dissolution Law").
Client Alert | July 15, 2014