Category: News

Jun 1, 2020

N.J. Appellate Division Applies “More Liberal” Certification Standards To Property Owner Class – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

June 1, 2020 Adam R. Podowitz-Thomas MGKF Litigation Blog In an unpublished opinion, Sutton v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., No. A-5545-18T3 (N.J. App. Div. May 27, 2020), the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently affirmed a lower court’s certification of a class seeking damages due to lost property value […]

Jun 1, 2020

Fifth Circuit: Title V doesn’t allow review of NSR permit conditions – Update from Jordan Hiser & Joy

Fifth Circuit: Title V Doesn’t Allow Review of NSR Permit Conditions May 31, 2020 | Eric L. Hiser In a significant win for both EPA and the industrial community, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Environmental Integrity Project v. U.S. EPA, No. 18-30384 (May 29, 2020), upheld EPA’s determination, first announced […]

Jun 1, 2020

Biobased Products News and Policy Report – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biobased and Renewable Products Update Federal U.S. Senators Join Forces In Bipartisan Bill Supporting Biofuel Producers On May 21, 2020, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary to establish a renewable feedstock reimbursement program. Aiming to support […]

May 26, 2020

Environmental Law & Policy Alerts – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

State Water Board Adopts Regulations for Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program  On May 5, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted regulations to update the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, which oversees the accreditation of environmental testing laboratories that test drinking water, wastewater discharges, and hazardous waste cleanup sites for compliance […]

May 25, 2020

Two Courts Require Symptomatic Condition for Tort Claims and Place Limitations on Availability of Medical Monitoring Damages – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

May 22, 2020 Austin W. Manning MGKF Litigation Blog In two recent decisions, courts have continued to preclude “classic” tort claims without proof of a current symptomatic condition and to place substantial limits on medical monitoring clams under state common law. In Benoit v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, No. 17-3941 (2d […]