Kyle Robisch* – For most of the last decade, creative plaintiffs attorneys and their clients — states, municipalities and environmental groups — have pushed novel, untested tort theories designed to hold energy companies, and sometimes, …
‘Young Floridians’ Climate Change Lawsuit May Herald Wave of Climate Change Cases Read More »
Pinsent Masons – The climate crisis is a fundamental challenge to a growing number of businesses – either because it changes the value of their output or because it threatens their operations. A strategy must …
Climate Change: How the climate crisis will shape strategy Read More »
Suit Alleges Defendants Sell Product Designed to Remove Emissions Controls from Cars and Trucks; Government Seeks Civil Penalties and an Injunction Barring Future Sales Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New …
Environmental law is a growth area, without doubt, with climate change and a range of related issues occupying increasing numbers of lawyers in the environment law area. ‘Ecocide’ is defined by Wikipedia as criminalized human …
Heard of ‘Ecocide?’ Is It The Latest Environmental Law Growth Area? Read More »
Sidley Austin – The outbreak and rapid spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has roiled markets and disrupted supply chains, threatening the global economy. It is also forcing companies to confront a host of hard …
Briefing – Key Business and Legal Issues to Consider in Light of COVID-19 Read More »
The blue economy is of growing importance and gaining momentum amongst policymakers across the world. The earth’s surface is made up of 71 per cent. water, and billions of people rely on the oceans for …
White & Case – An increased sense of global urgency and public awareness around climate change-related risks, along with national laws and international commitments, is driving a new class of litigation. Crucially, the science of …
Davis Wright Tremain – On August 17, the day after a federal judge in South Carolina invalidated the Trump administration’s suspension of the rule defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water …
Trump Administration’s Long Losing Streak in Undermining Obama’s Environmental Legacy Read More »
White & Case – The electric vehicle (EV) has arrived. With it comes a vast opportunity, but also a major challenge: how to build an ethical and sustainable supply chain—a necessity driven by the consumer …
Building a sustainable battery supply chain: Is blockchain the solution? Read More »
Climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy are top of the political agenda and present a range of challenges for businesses. We help clients to future-proof their businesses and identify risks and …
Hogan Lovells – At last week’s IBA War and Justice Conference, ICC judge Howard Morrison said that international criminal law must develop to accommodate the changing nature of atrocities and the changing nature of conflict. …
Clifford Chance – Climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy are top of the political agenda and present a range of challenges for businesses. We help clients to future-proof their businesses and …
Foley Hoag – While EPA continues to go backwards on climate, evidence continues to mount that investors are only going to get more aggressive. There were two developments worth noting this month. First, Bloomberg Markets …
Shareholder Activism on Climate Is Only Going to Increase Read More »
Davis Wright Tremaine – A federal magistrate judge in Oregon has kept alive the dreams of a group of young plaintiffs—aided by environmental advocacy groups—to compel government action against climate change. Like a similar case …
The Continuation of a Childs Crusade To Fight Climate Change Read More »
A lawyer who was a key figure in the “kids-for-cash” scandal in Luzerne County is prepared to share a fortune estimated at $200 million in legal fees his law firm is owed for acting for …
Environment Lawsuit Fees Subject to Racketeering Claim Read More »
