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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and City of Mitchellville, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Mitchellville, Arkansas (“City”) entered into a December 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) alleging violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...

Third Circuit Rules that Employer-Friendly “But For” Causation Standard Applies to False Claims Act Retaliation Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

In the case of DiFiore v. CSL Behring, LLC, the Third Circuit ruled for the first time that the more demanding “but for” causation standard applies to retaliation claims under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), rejecting the lower “motivating factor”...

LNG Exports/PURPA Modernization: January 19th U.S. House of Representatives Energy Subcommittee Hearing Scheduled

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

The United States House of Representatives Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a January 19th hearing entitled “Legislation Addressing LNG Exports and PURPA Modernization.”...

In Proposed Regulations CMS Requests Information on Changes to Part D Negotiated Prices

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

Today, January 16, 2018 is the deadline for interested parties to submit comments to CMS regarding the proposed contract year 2019 Medicare Advantage and Part D regulations. The proposed rule focuses on many issues. In addition to the changes that...

22 attorneys general file petition to block FCC decision repealing net neutrality

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

Is sweet spot for avoiding academic attrition at law schools a median LSAT of at least 150?

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

Industrial Landowners May Be Liable for Tenants’ Stormwater Discharges

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

In California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Shiloh Group, LLC, Case No. 16-CV-06499-DMR, 2017 WL 3136443 (N.D. Cal. Jul. 24, 2017), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California held that the owners of an industrial...

Justice Department will ask Supreme Court for direct review of judge’s DACA injunction

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

Financial Markets Disputes and Regulatory Update - January 2018 - What can we learn from the second half of 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

Court decisions/impacts - Cases which consider the construction and use of standard form financial agreements almost always deserve reading. Most notable in this category is the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Dexia v. Comune di Prato, allowing...

EU Derivatives Trading Obligation Enters Into Force

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/01/18

A Commission Delegated Regulation on the derivatives trading obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union....

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