On Thursday, September 14, 2017, Judge Morrison England of the Eastern District of California upheld a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) decision to transfer 853 acres of land in Yolo County into trust for the Yocha Dehe Wintu Nation (Tribe). The Tribe previously owned the land, which consists of 15 […]
Sep 27, 2017
McGREGOR & LEGERE WINS MILLION DOLLAR LAND USE CIVIL RIGHTS CASE FOR MONEY DAMAGES AND FEES
Our recently concluded, very successful court case is captioned Thyng v. Thomas P. Kelly, individually, et al, in Norfolk Superior Court. We represent Scotty Thyng, a long-time local landowner in the City of Quincy, suing for violations of federal and state civil rights statutes for blocking his attempts to build […]
Sep 27, 2017
McGREGOR & LEGERE WINS MILLION DOLLAR LAND USE CIVIL RIGHTS CASE FOR MONEY DAMAGES AND FEES
Our recently concluded, very successful court case is captioned Thyng v. Thomas P. Kelly, individually, et al, in Norfolk Superior Court. We represent Scotty Thyng, a long-time local landowner in the City of Quincy, suing for violations of federal and state civil rights statutes for blocking his attempts to build […]
Sep 22, 2017
Regulatory Developments – California Bill Would Require Disclosure of Cleaning Product Ingredients
September 21, 2017 On September 13, 2017, the California Senate passed the final version of the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (S.B. 258), which would require manufacturers of cleaning products to disclose certain chemical ingredients on the product label and on the manufacturer’s website. The Senate passed […]
Sep 21, 2017
Biobased and Renewable Products Update
Biobased and Renewable Products Update September 21, 2017 EPA Pruitt Responds To Senators’ Request For Details On Icahn’s Advisory Role On September 11, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt sent a letter to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in response to the request by Senator Whitehouse and […]