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Partial settlement reached in FCA action brought against meat packing company

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 30 2012

The owners of the California-based Hallmark Meat Packing Co. have reportedly settled claims that they committed fraud under the False Claims Act (FCA) by supplying ground beef to school lunch programs without meeting contractual commitments to treat their animals humanely

Eleventh Circuit rejects NEPA challenge to Florida bridge project

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 24 2012

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court decision rejecting a challenge under the National Environmental Policy Act to the construction of a highway bridge in Martin County, Florida

State coalition sues EPA over failure to finalize PM2.5 standard

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 24 2012

The City of San Francisco has sued the U.S. Department of Transportation alleging that the agency’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration was negligent in supervising state regulatory agencies and public utilities, which left gas pipeline operators in California unregulated, and purportedly contributed to a natural gas pipeline rupture and explosion

USDA final rule amends “BioPreferred” list

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 29 2010

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule that adds eight categories of bio-based products to its “BioPreferred” list, which allows federal agencies to give preferential treatment to those products when making procurement decisions

San Francisco sues DOT over natural gas pipeline explosion

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 24 2012

Road construction contractor agrees to pay $735,000 to resolve stormwater discharge claims

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 1 2013

The prime contractor for an Oregon Department of Transportation project on U.S. Highway 20 has agreed to pay a $735,000 penalty to resolve

Federal agencies publish proposed rule on use of biobased products

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 22 2011

The U.S. Department of Defense, General Services Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration have jointly published a proposed rule that would require contractors to report their use of biobased products composed of renewable plant, animal, marine, or forestry materialsin service and construction projects

D.C. Circuit upholds FERC decision not to place restrictions on hydroelectric project

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 14 2011

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s challenge to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision not to place restrictions on a hydroelectric dam located on the Klamath River in Oregon and California; the tribe holds fishing rights in the river

Interim rule requires federal contractors to support EMS goals

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 17 2011

An interim rule published by the U.S. Department of Defense, General Services Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration requires federal contractors to “support the goals of an agency’s environmental management system (EMS).” 76 Fed. Reg. 31,395 (53111

Environmental groups sue EPA over alleged inaction on PM 2.5

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 21 2011

Wild Earth Guardians and the Sierra Club have sued EPA in a federal court in California alleging that the agency has failed to take final action in a timely manner on at least six states' revised infrastructure state implementation plans (SIPs) and failed to submit a sufficient plan for 32 states for controlling fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) under the Clean Air Act (CAA