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Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

After Jarkesy, What Happens to EPA's Authority to Collect Administrative Civil Penalties?

Yesterday, in SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court ruled that the defendants in a securities fraud case brought by the SEC were entitled to have the SEC’s claims for civil penalties decided by a jury. The question now is how...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

DOJ Ban Pushes Third Parties to the Periphery - A new restriction on settlement payments could limit role of Supplemental...

A one-page memorandum from Attorney General Jeff Sessions could cause significant changes to how settling defendants can use supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) in settling Department of Justice (DOJ) environmental...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

DOJ to No Longer Allow Settlements to Include Contributions to Third Parties, Thereby Threatening the Future of SEPs

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Attorney General has directed the Department of Justice to no longer allow payments to third parties as part of resolving federal cases. For environmental cases, this prohibition could...more

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