Category: News

May 16, 2019

Exxon Urges Denial of Class Certification in Securities-Related Climate Change Suit – Update from Bick Law, LLP

In late April, in the ongoing case Ramirez v. Exxon Mobil Corp., et al., Exxon urged a Texas federal court to deny class certification to investors alleging the company withheld knowledge of climate change costs and misrepresented those costs publicly. Exxon is arguing that the alleged misrepresentations had no significant […]

May 16, 2019

Recent Federal Developments – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Registration Now Open For “TSCA: Three Years Later”: Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health are pleased to present the one day conference “TSCA: Three Years Later” on June 24, 2019. Panelists Alexandra Dunn, Assistant Administrator, […]

May 6, 2019

DWR Withdraws Approvals and Permit Applications for WaterFix, Confirms Plans for Single Delta Tunnel – Update from Somach, Simmons & Dunn

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) formally withdrew its approval for the twin tunnel water project known as California WaterFix, its certification of the environmental impact report for the project, and its Petition for Change in Points of Diversion (Change Petition) pending with the State Water Resources Control Board […]

May 2, 2019

Not Justiciable: Federal District Judge Rules in Favor of Water Agencies on Latest Issues in the Agua Caliente Litigation

Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a decision in “Phase #2” of Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District et al., United States District Court for the Central District of California (District Court), Case No. 5:13-cv-00883-JGB-SP, finding that the […]