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Court Rejects Use Of Alter Ego Doctrine To “Borrow” Contractor License

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/15/2012

California’s Contractors’ State License Law, Business & Professions Code Section 7000 et seq., requires contractors to be licensed unless they are exempt from licensure. Those who perform contracting work without a license...more

Green Building Newsletter - January 2012

by Mintz Levin - Real Estate on 1/25/2012

In This Edition: *Law & Policy Updates: ..Henry Gifford’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Green Building Council Dismissed; LEED 101: A Look at the Proposed LEED Update - LEED 2012; and ML Strategies Energy and Environment...more

Duke’s Power Lines Project & Native American Sacred Mounds (News Note)

by Melissa Dewey Brumback on 1/9/2012

Duke Energy has been cleared to update power lines near the Eastern Band of the Cherokee’s reservation in the western North Carolina mountains. Late last month, the North Carolina Utilities Commission handed down their...more

Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Climate Change Case

by Dechert LLP on 12/13/2011

The Ninth Circuit recently heard oral argument in a potentially significant case raising climate change issues. See Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No. 09-17490 (9th Cir.)(oral argument 11/28/11). We have posted on this...more

Sierra Club Challenges RUS Lien Accommodation Regulation

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 8/26/2010

The Sierra Club has broadened its campaign against approvals granted by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) related to new coal plants involving electric cooperatives. Having previously challenged specific RUS approvals, the...more

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