August 31, 2023 Alice F. Douglas, Esquire MGKF Litigation Blog In a recent en banc decision out of the Eleventh Circuit, the Court found that the panel had used an improper standard in holding that a state law failure to warn cause of action was not preempted by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 15, 2023, that it issued the third Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test order requiring testing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under EPA’s National PFAS Testing Strategy. EPA has ordered the Chemours Company FC LLC, E. I. du Pont de […]
Aug 28, 2023
Nearly Two-Thirds of the Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox Attorneys are Listed in 2024 Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch
Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP (MGKF) is proud to announce that 60 percent of the MGKF’s attorneys were selected by peers in the environmental law community for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America (Best Lawyers)*. MGKF attorneys were recognized in the areas of Environmental Law, Energy Regulatory […]
August 23, 2023 Water Rights Due Diligence – Is There “Legal” and “Physical” Water Available on the Property You Want to Buy? When purchasing a parcel of land—whether a primary residence, vacation home, industrial complex, or working ranch—the existence or non-existence of water rights, and the characteristics and elements of […]
August 10, 2023 Governor Newsom Suspends Environmental Permitting for Certain Flood Risk Mitigation Activities On August 4, 2023, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-23, the latest in a series of executive orders addressing the impacts of the series of atmospheric rivers that caused a State of Emergency in California in […]