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Cozen O'Connor

Priorities And Trends Discussed At This Week’s NAAG Consumer Protection Spring Conference

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On May 11, 2021, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its Spring Consumer Protection Conference virtually with more than 500 attendees. The conference comprised a series of panel discussions with state...more

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New Jersey DEP Proposes Significant Overhaul of Remediation Standards Required for Contaminated Sites

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has published a proposal for an extensive regulatory overhaul of its remediation standards for contaminated sites, codified at N.J.A.C. 7:26D....more

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Connecticut DEEP Seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards – Expansion of LEP Approval Authority, Part II: Groundwater Contamination

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On July 8, 2019 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) proposed an overhaul to its Remediation Standard Regulations (“RSRs”). These proposed amendments, often referred to as “Wave 2, ” will...more

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Ohio Governor Signs Bill Requiring Plaintiffs To Provide Pre-Suit Notice For Physical Access Violations

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A new Ohio law will require notice and opportunity to cure as a prerequisite for a plaintiff’s recovery of attorney’s fees in physical accessibility lawsuits. ...more

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NJDEP to Allow Capping as Remedial Option for VOCs with Groundwater Pathways

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At the end of August, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) issued guidance that allows volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) released to groundwater to be left in place under certain circumstances;...more

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Under Colorado House Bill 17-1279, HOA Boards Now Must Get Members’ Informed Consent Before Bringing A Construction Defect Action

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Last year, I wrote a post calling attention to stalled efforts in the Colorado legislature to pass meaningful construction defect reform. Shortly thereafter, the legislature got it done in the form of House Bill 17-1279....more

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Nonprofit Universities Eligibility for Brownfields Tax Credits, Massachusetts Appeals Court Confirms

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Nonprofits are eligible for transferrable Brownfields tax credits for remediation conducted prior to 2006 according to a recent ruling by the Massachusetts Appeals Court. As we previously reported in March 2016, the...more

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DOJ Announces Sexual Harassment Enforcement Initiative - State and Local Government Employers Face Additional Federal Scrutiny

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State and local governments – many of whom are already facing new sexual harassment regulations and enforcement actions at the state level – are now subject to additional federal scrutiny and potential enforcement pursuant to...more

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Connecticut Launches New and Incentivized Brownfields Program

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On October 31, Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law Connecticut’s bipartisan budget bill, which provides for a tax incentive plan to support brownfields remediation and reuse. The new plan, called the 7/7 Brownfields...more

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CT Creates New Brownfields Program, Adopts Brownfields Tax Credit

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Buried in an 881-page budget bill passed Thursday by the Connecticut General Assembly was a new program to support remediation and reuse of brownfields – properties long contaminated and underutilized – as well as new job...more

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CT Law of the Land

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In response to an act of illegal clear-cutting of roughly three acres of a Connecticut state forest, the offending company and the Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) entered into a...more

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