Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 26 Oct 2016
On Oct. 24, 2016, Judge Marcia Crone of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas enjoined federal agencies from implementing the Fair…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 4 Oct 2016
The Ohio General Assembly has enacted a statute, effective Aug. 31, 2016, that prohibits any public authority in Ohio from requiring…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 21 Apr 2014
In WHR Group, Inc. v. United States, the United States Court of Federal Claims found that the FBI's "corrective action" of canceling validly awarded…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 28 Mar 2012
The United States Supreme Court recently held that an enforcement order issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) under the Clean Water Act (the “Act”) constituted “final agency action” and that the Act did not preclude judicial review of the order.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 22 Sep 2011
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a new rule requiring union and non-union employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”).
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 13 Sep 2011
On August 23, 2011, the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted Detroit Edison’s motion for summary judgment in a New Source Review enforcement action brought by the United States.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 3 Aug 2011
In a one-two punch, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued two decisions in different cases holding that manufacturers of dry cleaning equipment are not liable for pollution resulting from use of the equipment.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 11 Jul 2011
In a unanimous decision issued on June 20, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal legislation within the Clean Air Act displaces federal common law claims brought by eight states and New York City in a lawsuit against five major utility power companies.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 31 May 2011
Nalco Company, a world-wide provider of water treatment services, worked with the U.S. EPA for three years to ensure that its OxiPRO™ system was FIFRA compliant.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 17 May 2011
Building upon his signing of a law last year allowing employees to lawfully possess firearms and ammunition on company property if locked in their parked cars out of plain sight, Indiana's Governor Mitch Daniels signed a new law on April 20, 2011, furthering protection for gun owners and users.