Although coal plant shutdowns have resulted more from low natural gas prices than from regulations directed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions, coal plant owners and operators who ignore climate change do so at their peril. The author of this article offers three important reasons to factor Continue Reading
Lurking in the NIST—Why Federal Contractors May Be Misreading Their Cybersecurity Safeguarding Requirements
If your company sells products or services to the U.S. Government, there’s a substantial likelihood that you’ve read or heard the acronym “NIST” in connection with various cybersecurity related obligations that the Government is imposing on contractors with a seemingly unceasing vengeance. NIST Continue Reading
Dugan/Bozzi: The New Jersey Supreme Court Provides Shelter From the TCCWNA Storm
Last year, McCarter was the first law firm to warn of the perfect storm resulting from the organized plaintiffs’ bar’s vague and unconstrained interpretation of the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (“TCCWNA” or “the Act”). (See If You Sell Online, Your Fine Print May Put You Continue Reading
DOE Requests FERC Fast-Track a Rule That Will Benefit Coal and Nuclear Plants
On September 28, 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) took the unusual step of submitting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) for consideration by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), now docketed by FERC as RM18-1-000. The NOPR proposes to compensate certain generating Continue Reading
“You Think He’s Gone? He’s Never Gone!”
In the movie “What About Bob?,” Dr. Leo Marvin’s Lake Winnipesaukee family vacation is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a patient, Bob Wiley. After Dr. Martin forces Bob to leave, his family protests. Dr. Marvin shouts, “You think he’s gone? He’s never gone!” And to prove his point, Dr. Continue Reading
What do Gordon Ramsay and burgers have to do with Section 18-802 of the Delaware LLC Act?
As it turns out, quite a bit. In In re GR BURGR, LLC, C.A. No. 12825-VCS (August 25, 2017), Vice Chancellor Slights granted the petitioner’s motion for judgment on the pleadings to dissolve GR BURGR, LLC under 6 Del. C. § 18-802. Vice Chancellor Slights found, based on the facts admitted Continue Reading
Representing Refugee Children: The Life-Altering Impact of Pro Bono Work
Michelle Pallak with collaborator Carrey Wong discuss how pro bono work assists refugee children and their path toward lawful immigration status in the October 2017 issue of New Jersey Lawyer, a publication of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Continue Reading
Representing Refugee Children: The Life-Altering Impact of Pro Bono Work
Michelle Pallak with collaborator Carrey Wong discuss how pro bono work assists refugee children and their path toward lawful immigration status in the October 2017 issue of New Jersey Lawyer, a publication of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Continue Reading
Deconstructing Those Russia Sanctions
Now that the shouting is over, what did that bill actually deliver? On August 2, President Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATS). What is the significance of the law? Zlatko Hadzismajlovic: Many things stand out, but here are three that are Continue Reading
Volkswagen Settlement Provides Funding Opportunities for Electric Utilities
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has recently approved a long-awaited environmental mitigation trust agreement in the Volkswagen “clean diesel” emissions litigation that had been requested by the U.S. Department of Justice.1 The approval of the trust agreement Continue Reading