Mitigation

Loan Modification and the Failure to Mitigate Damages

by Anthony Narula, Philip R. Stein | Bilzin Sumberg Mortgage Repurchase Group on 5/20/2013

Freddie Mac has announced the immediate implementation of its Streamlined Modification program, a no-document modification program offered to severely delinquent borrowers. The implementation of the program, originally set to...more

Court Of Appeal Finds County Approval Of EIR For Sand And Gravel Mining Project Does Not Violate CEQA

by Jeffrey L. Massey, Daniel J. O'Hanlon, Leslie Z. Walker | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 4/1/2013

An organization challenged a county’s approval of a final revised environmental impact report for a project that would allow sand and gravel mining in the bed of the Cuyama River. The court of appeal affirmed the trial...more

Washington Energy Update - February/March 2013

by Caileen N. Gamache, Patrick Holten, Jane Rueger | White & Case LLP on 3/27/2013

In This Issue: - Energy Highlights - Just the Facts: FERC Dismisses Third-Party Complaint of Alleged Reliability Standards Violations Due to an Insufficient Evidentiary Record - FERC Holds a Firm Line on...more

“Bare-Bones” CEQA Reform Bill (SB 731) Introduced By Senator Steinberg; Senator Evans Proposes Legislation to Further Expand CEQA

by Arthur F. Coon | Miller Starr Regalia on 2/27/2013

On February 22, 2013, Senator President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg introduced SB 731, a bill the Senator’s website press release described as “outlining the detailed intent that strengthens [CEQA’s] protection of the...more

White House Announces the Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets

by Jessica Childress, Daniel Westman | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/25/2013

On February 20, 2013, the White House released the Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets (the “Strategy”), which “recognizes the crucial role of trade secrets in the U.S. economy and sets out a...more

Double-Take: Two Recent CEQA Cases Illustrate the Perils of Deferred Mitigation

by Katrina Diaz | Nossaman LLP on 12/6/2012

In October 2012, two California Courts of Appeal reached opposite conclusions regarding the deferral of mitigation under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The cases illustrate the difficulties project...more

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