Commercial Law & Contracts, Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Administrative Law

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Actions

by David Robinson | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 1/14/2013

Antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) actions in the United States against foreign companies have increased markedly in recent years. The US Government has prioritized the protection of domestic industries impacted...more

Mississippi CON Report - December 13, 2012

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/15/2012

In This Report: - I. November 29, 2012 - Mississippi Certificate of Need Meeting - II. 2013 State Health Plan Approved - III. Certificate of Need Program Report – Filings/Reports Since October 2012 CON Meeting -...more

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Now Operating in Arizona

by Neil Alexander, Kristy Peters | Littler on 12/13/2012

On December 3, 2012, an Arizona Superior Court judge issued an order holding that the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not preempt the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. Three days later, the first medical marijuana...more

Alabama CON Report - December 12, 2012

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/13/2012

In This Issue: - I. Certificate of Need Program - II. For Informational Purposes Only - III. OLD BUSINESS - IV. NEW BUSINESS - Excerpt from Certificate of Need: A. Emergency Application...more

State Mandated Accessibility Inspections

by Mona G. Ebrahimi, Maggie W. Stern | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 12/6/2012

In September 2012, the State Senate created a new state mandated local program by enacting S.B. 1186 which requires local agencies fund increased Certified Access Specialist (“CASp”) services. CASps work for local...more

Droit Autochtone – Ententes récentes entre le gouvernement du Québec et les peuples autochtones

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/1/2012

Septembre 2012 — Une entente importante a été signée au cours de l’été entre le Gouvernement du Québec et les Cris relativement à la gouvernance du territoire de la Baie-James. ENTENTE SUR LA GOUVERNANCE DU TERRITOIRE...more

New CEQA Decision Provides Guidance and Caution in Agency Actions Approving Water Supply Contracts

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 10/18/2012

In a decision handed down October 4, 2012, the Third District Court of Appeal has held that El Dorado Irrigation District’s approval of a water supply contract to provide increased water entitlements to the Shingle Springs...more

Massive San Diego Desalination Plant Takes Major Step Forward

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 10/18/2012

The San Diego County Water Authority (SCWA) has negotiated a proposed agreement with a private developer under which it will purchase at least 48,000 acre-feet of desalinated water per year for 30 years, from a Carlsbad...more

Mississippi CON Report - October 8, 2012

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/8/2012

In This Issue: - I. September 27, 2012 - Mississippi Certificate of Need Meeting - II. Certificate of Need Program Report – Filings/Reports Since August 2012 CON Meeting - Excerpt from II. Certificate of Need...more

Redevelopment: Rising From The Ashes Or Final Death Rattle?

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/3/2012

Two cases filed in Sacramento County, City of Cerritos v. State of California and Syncora Guarantee Inc. v. State of California, have challenged the constitutionality of AB 1X 26, the 2011 bill that provided for the...more

Pennsylvania General Assembly passes Bill allowing drilling on state university land

by Saul Ewing LLP on 10/3/2012

On September 25, 2012, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation that will allow the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to lease mineral rights under land owned by state universities. The bill had previously been...more

Construction Codes: Putting Your Vote Into Action

by Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 9/24/2012

The upcoming presidential election has dominated the headlines. As a nation, our attention has been focused on the state of current laws, the prospect of future laws, and even the need for certain laws. As an industry,...more

Aboriginal Law - Recent agreements between the Government of Quebec and Aboriginal People:

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 9/21/2012

September 2012 — An important agreement between the Government of Quebec and the Crees was signed over the course of the summer regarding the governance of the James Bay Territory. AGREEMENT ON GOVERNANCE IN THE EEYOU...more

California Manufacturing Growth Spurs Industrial Sector

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 9/20/2012

The US economy may be experiencing slow growth but that doesn’t mean there aren’t positive signs in certain sectors. The industrial sector in California is one area that offers signs of potential future growth. That’s the...more

Ontario’s Public Lands Act: What Miners Need to Know

by Dentons on 8/31/2012

Many of our mining clients do not appreciate the role of the Ministry of Natural Resources (“MNR”) and the regulation of Crown land through the Public Lands Act. While licenses for advanced prospecting and mine development...more

Kazakhstan’s New Trunk Pipeline Law

by Morgan Lewis on 8/24/2012

New law gives the RK government additional control over new trunk pipeline projects. After many changes, extensive negotiations, and numerous interim drafts, the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK) has enacted a Trunk Pipeline...more

Proposed Amendments to Kazakhstan Subsoil Use Legislation

by Morgan Lewis on 8/24/2012

Amendments to the Subsoil Law, Licensing Law, and Administrative Code affect subsoil users. As part of the Republic of Kazakhstan government's efforts to establish greater control over essential elements of the Kazakh...more

Introduction of Omnibus Bill to Impact Portions of Plan Nord and to Introduce Oil and Gas Mineral Rights Auctions

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 7/30/2012

On May 15, 2012, the Québec Government introduced in the National Assembly An Act respecting mainly the implementation of certain provisions of the Budget Speech of 20 March 2012 (Bill 73), an omnibus bill providing for...more

Gaming Legal News - July 25, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 18

by Dickinson Wright on 7/27/2012

In This Issue: - THE CARCIERI CHALLENGE: PROVING “UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION [AS OF 1934]” by Dennis J. Whittlesey: The June 18 Supreme Court ruling in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band (“Gun Lake Band”) v. Patchak...more

Ohio Takes Next Step to Implement Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact

by K&L Gates LLP on 7/27/2012

Ohio House Bill 473 (“H.B. 473” or the “Act”) authorizes the Division of Soil and Water Resources within the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (“ODNR”) to establish a water-withdrawal and consumptive-use permitting program...more

Changes to the Regulation of Oil and Gas in Saskatchewan

by Bennett Jones LLP on 6/4/2012

In May of 2011, Saskatchewan passed changes to The Oil and Gas Conservation Act (OGCA), the act governing the regulation of resource development operations in the province. Although the associated Bill received Royal Assent...more

Global Retailers and Compliance

by Michael Volkov on 5/31/2012

Can you imagine the discussions inside Target, The Gap, Levi’s and other global retailers the day after the New York Times story broke? I would love to have been an observer of meetings and conversations among top brass at...more

Enterprise Zone Credit: Does Your Company Qualify? By David C. Morganelli, Esq. and Ryan W. Sawyer, Esq.

by Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 5/8/2012

In 1982, Rhode Island enacted legislation to incentivize certain businesses to create new jobs and grow the Ocean State economy. The “Distressed Areas Economic Revitalization Act” was originally passed to target “areas in...more

CEQA Limitations Period Tolling Agreements Upheld By First District Court of Appeal

by Miller Starr Regalia on 4/30/2012

Rejecting intervenors’ challenges to a pre-litigation tolling agreement between a CEQA plaintiff (Salmon Protection and Watershed Network, or “SPAWN”) and Marin County, in an action challenging the EIR for a countrywide...more

North Slope Settlement Likely to Jump Start “LNG-centric” Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline Project

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/16/2012

On March 30, 2012, Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell announced that the state had settled a seven-year battle with North Slope producers’ ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and BP over whether the leases for the Point Thomson oil and gas...more

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