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Fourth Circuit upholds dismissal of claims against Corps

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2013

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed claims against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) related to channel-dredging operations

City of Reading's recycling fee not preempted by PA Solid Waste Management Act

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 18 2013

A resident of the City of Reading (the "City") claimed that the City's recycling ordinance was preempted by the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management

The Supreme Court - January 8, 2013

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 8 2013

The Supreme Court of the United States announced decisions in two cases this morning: Los Angeles County Flood Control Dist. V. Natural Resources Defense

Fifth Circuit finds Corps not liable for Katrina damages

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 5 2012

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not liable for damages caused by canal breaches that occurred in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina

Tenth Circuit denies Colorado authority to regulate Army chemical weapons

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 14 2012

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Colorado is preempted from taking enforcement action under the state’s hazardous waste law against the U.S. Army with respect to stored chemical weapons awaiting destruction within the state

Electronic waste recycler pleads guilty to false claims charges

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 17 2012

A San Jose, California, electronic waste recycling firm and two of its managers have entered into a plea agreement to resolve criminal charges of submitting fraudulent claims for $1 million in payments from the state’s Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Program

Township supervisor sentenced for bribes in connection with asbestos abatement

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 10 2012

A former Royal Oak Township, Michigan, supervisor has been sentenced to three years in prison for taking bribes in connection with the award of contracts involving federal funds intended to be used to improve blighted areas

Wisconsin court rides herd on town's attempt to regulate livestock operation

  • Gray Plant Mooty
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 24 2012

In a victory for agricultural interests, the Wisconsin Supreme Court prevented local governments from imposing conditions on new or expanding livestock operations except as authorized by the state’s livestock facilities siting law

Suit filed in Federal District Court seeking to invalidate Corps use of nationwide permit 12 for construction, maintenance, repair, and removal of utility lines and associated facilities

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 23 2012

On June 29, 2012, the Sierra Club and two other advocacy groups filed suit in federal district court challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of nationwide permit 12 and the Corps’ reliance on NWP 12 to authorize the Keystone Pipeline Gulf Coast Project. Sierra Club, Inc. v. Bostick, 5:12-cv-00742 (W.D. Okla. 2012

Ninth Circuit upholds state building code provision under EPCA preemption exemption

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 13 2012

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld energy-efficiency provisions in Washington state’s building code under a preemption-exemption provision in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA

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