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RCRA/11th Amendment: Federal Court Addresses Immunity of Two California Officials

A United States District Court (E.D. California) (“Court”) addressed in a July 31st Order a federal question jurisdiction issue arising out of a Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) judicial action. See...more

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Takings/Water Contamination: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Jurisdictional Issue Involving Water District Damage Claim

The United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, (“Court”) addressed in a July 19th opinion whether the Court of Federal Claims (“Lower Court”) has subject matter jurisdiction to address a takings claim involving water...more

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Supreme Court finds that UK-domiciled parent company may owe duty of care to third parties for the acts of its foreign...

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On 10 April 2019, the Supreme Court in Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe, determined that a UK-domiciled parent company may owe a duty of care to third parties affected by operations of its foreign subsidiary....more

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Texas Supreme Court Discusses Primary Jurisdiction For Environmental Contamination Claims

On April 28, the Texas Supreme Court, affirming the Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, sitting in Houston, issued a unanimous ruling in the case of Forest Oil Corporation v. El Rucio Land and Cattle Company, Inc., et...more

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Virginia Federal Court Holds Groundwater Contamination Triggers Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

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Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion) operates a coal-fired power plant in Chesapeake, Virginia. It maintains permits for its operations, including a Virginia solid waste management permit and a Virginia Pollutant Discharge...more

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Supreme Court Declares Canadian Corporations may be Liable for Acts of Foreign Affiliates

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In a just-released decision, Chevron Corp v Yaiguaje, 2015 SCC 42, the Supreme Court of Canada held that Canadian courts have jurisdiction to decide whether a foreign judgment can be enforced in Ontario against either or both...more

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