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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Environmental Crimes and Punishment

by Randall M. Lutz | Saul Ewing LLP on 1/24/2013

A few years ago the president of a well-known food brand was convicted and sentenced to serve nine months in federal prison for failing to stop his plant from engaging in a practice that he knew was a violation of...more

White Collar Watch - January 2013

by Andrea P. Brockway, Christopher R. Hall, Randall M. Lutz, Nicholas J. Nastasi, Christine Pickel, Brian Simons, Chad Williams III | Saul Ewing LLP on 1/23/2013

In This Issue: - Death and Taxes? Recent Supreme Court Arguments in Gabelli v. SEC Concerning a General Statute of Limitations for Civil Fines May Also Affect How Long the IRS Has to Assess Penalties - Avoiding...more

Generator of Fraudulent Renewable Fuel Credits Found Guilty in Federal Court

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 6/26/2012

In the first ever criminal prosecution associated with fraudulently generating renewable fuel credits known as Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), on June 25, 2012, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of...more

Bill 89: Intervention Strategies Refinement And Reinforcement For The Protection Of The Environment

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/23/2011

November 2011 — On October 5, 2011, Bill 89 entitled “An Act to Amend the Environment Quality Act in order to Reinforce Compliance” (the “Bill”) was sanctioned, reinforcing compliance with the Environment Quality Act (“EQA”)....more

Grizzly Bears And Internal Investigations

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 9/14/2011

The Los Angeles Times recently published this story about an Idaho man who shot and killed a grizzly bear on his property where his children were playing. Since the grizzly bear is a threatened species, the U.S. Attorney...more

The State of Environmental Crime Enforcement: A Survey of Developments in 2010

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/17/2011

It will soon be one year since the April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The resulting oil spill (the Gulf spill) has been the subject of multiple investigations and analyses....more

Responsabilidade ambiental: dever de cidadania

by Sandra Ribas on 11/20/2008

O tema deste estudo refere-se à responsabilidade ambiental como um dever de cidadania para o alcance de uma sociedade justa e democrática, o que leva a tratar especificamente sobre a necessidade de...more