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July 15, 2025
Sunnova Seeks OK For $7M In Ch. 11 Sale Incentives To Execs
Bankrupt solar panel giant Sunnova has asked a Texas bankruptcy court for permission to pay up to $7 million in cash incentives to its top executives, contingent on securing higher sale proceeds than its stalking horse bids for certain assets.
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July 15, 2025
Calif. Legislature OKs Retroactive Solar Property Exclusion
California would allow the purchaser of a new property a three-year window to apply for a property tax exclusion for solar energy systems under a bill passed by the state Senate and sent to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for approval.
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July 15, 2025
Reed Smith Says Docs Slipped Through Stay In Eletson Row
Reed Smith has asked the Second Circuit to again step in and block new owners of reorganized Greece-based international shipping company Eletson from viewing communications between the firm and the company's prior owners, saying that, despite a stay already in place, the new owners were allowed to acquire some files.
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July 15, 2025
DC Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Green Orgs' Drilling Permit Suit
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected environmental groups' challenge to the approvals of thousands of federally approved oil and gas drilling permits in New Mexico and Wyoming, finding that a lower court was right to find they lacked standing.
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July 15, 2025
Brookfield, Google Ink $3B Hydroelectric Power Deal
Brookfield Asset Management, its subsidiary Brookfield Renewable Partners and Google have agreed to a "first-of-its-kind" more than $3 billion deal that aims to build up to 3,000 megawatts' worth of hydroelectric power capacity throughout the country, Brookfield announced July 15.
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July 14, 2025
7th Circ. Upholds Exxon's Win In Ex-Lab Tech's Sex Bias Suit
The Seventh Circuit on Monday refused to revive a former ExxonMobil Corp. employee's sex discrimination suit against the major oil and gas company, saying the woman failed to prove she was treated less favorably than male colleagues in the lead-up to her termination.
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July 14, 2025
Ukraine Bank Payment Bid Likely Illegal In $150M Award Fight
A Texas magistrate judge has recommended denying, for now, Carpatsky Petroleum Corp.'s bid to force Ukraine's largest oil company to hand over payments via its international bank account to the U.S.-based corporation as it seeks enforcement of a $150 million arbitral award.
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July 14, 2025
London Judge Nixes Jurisdictional Award In Gas Plant Feud
An English judge on Monday vacated an International Chamber of Commerce tribunal's award finding it has jurisdiction in a dispute stemming from a gas processing plant construction project for Saudi Aramco, saying the matter belongs before a London-seated ad hoc tribunal.
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July 14, 2025
NY Judge Snuffs Counties' Bid To Derail Congestion Pricing
A New York federal judge on Monday tossed claims from two local counties alleging Manhattan's discriminatory congestion pricing tolls trampled on motorists' right to travel, saying inconvenient tolls for certain commuters don't amount to a constitutional violation.
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July 14, 2025
Group Urges 11th Circ. To Ditch 'Radioactive' Mosaic Road
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should not have approved The Mosaic Co.'s request to use radioactive phosphogypsum in road construction at a Florida fertilizer facility, the Center for Biological Diversity told the Eleventh Circuit.
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July 14, 2025
Exxon's Climate Change Skepticism Is Protected, Court Told
Exxon Mobil Corp. was engaging in "core political speech" protected by the First Amendment when it made public statements that Connecticut's attorney general has alleged misled consumers about its business practices' contribution to climate change, the company told a state court Monday.
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July 14, 2025
9th Circ. Affirms FERC's Yank Of PG&E Grid Perk
The Ninth Circuit on Friday backed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's decision to deny Pacific Gas & Electric Co. a grid incentive meant for public utilities that voluntarily join a regional transmission organization, saying PG&E was not entitled to the perk since a California law now mandates membership in an organization.
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July 14, 2025
Enviro Groups Sue DOE Over Tenn. Nuclear Site Cleanup Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's $30 billion cleanup plan for a nuclear site outside Knoxville, Tennessee, has failed to prevent harmful discharges into the area's groundwater and waterways, threatening community health and the local environment, environmental groups have said.
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July 14, 2025
Feds Argue Trump's Energy Orders Should Not Be Blocked
The federal government is fighting an effort to block President Donald Trump's fossil fuel-boosting executive orders that was filed by youths alleging U.S. energy policies harm their future by exacerbating climate change.
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July 14, 2025
Ex-ComEd Exec Gets 1½ Years For Hiding Madigan Bribes
An Illinois federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Commonwealth Edison executive and lobbyist to one and a half years in prison for his role in a scheme to steer payments to allies of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to win his support for energy legislation favorable to the utility, and for falsifying company records to hide no-show jobs for Madigan's associates.
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July 14, 2025
K&L Gates' DC Office Head Assumes US Leadership Role
K&L Gates LLP announced the appointment of new leadership in the United States on Monday, elevating the head of its Washington, D.C., office to the role of U.S. regional managing partner.
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July 14, 2025
TV Reporter Fights Town's Appeal After Broken Leg Trial Win
A television reporter whose leg was broken when he was allegedly hit by a public power employee's truck in the parking lot of a town hall has urged North Carolina's highest court to uphold a jury verdict finding that his injury was a result of the town worker's negligence.
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July 14, 2025
Mazda Slams 'Frivolous' Filings In Tossed Oil Burning Suit
Mazda Motor of America Inc. is threatening sanctions against the leader of a now-dismissed proposed class action alleging it sold vehicles with an oil burning defect, saying he is retreading since-debunked arguments and misstating facts in his bid to revive his case.
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July 11, 2025
5th Circ. Cites Expert Errors In Rejecting BP Spill Sinus Claims
The Fifth Circuit has ended a cleanup worker's toxic tort lawsuit against BP Exploration & Production Inc. claiming he suffered sinus issues from cleaning up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, saying his experts' testimony, some of which was riddled with errors, was properly ejected by the trial court.
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July 11, 2025
Colo. Court Mostly Backs Coal Mine In Water Permit Dispute
A Colorado appeals court said that most of the stormwater discharges produced by a mining company in Gunnison County do not require a permit, reversing lower court and administrative judge rulings.
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July 11, 2025
Ill. Judge Gives OK To $12.1M Speedway Privacy Settlement
An Illinois federal judge gave preliminary approval for a $12.1 million class action settlement in a biometric privacy law dispute between Speedway LLC and nearly 7,700 current and former gas station employees after ordering a lower redistribution trigger for initial payments that aren't cashed.
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July 11, 2025
Courts Face Early Push To Expand Justices' Injunction Ruling
In the two weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed federal judges' ability to issue universal injunctions, Trump administration attorneys have begun pushing to expand the decision's limits to other forms of relief used in regulatory challenges and class actions. So far, judges don't appear receptive to those efforts.
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July 11, 2025
9th Circ. Upholds Feds' Arctic Ringed Seal ESA Protections
The Ninth Circuit on Friday upheld the federal government's Endangered Species Act protections for Arctic ringed seals and rejected Alaska's effort to roll them back.
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July 11, 2025
Feds Flag Possible Atty Conflict In Cuellar Bribery Case
Federal prosecutors on Friday asked for a hearing in the bribery case of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas to determine if one of his lawyers should bow out because he previously represented a witness whom he helped set up a consulting firm allegedly used to funnel money to the congressman.
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July 11, 2025
Hess Faces Investor Suit Over $53B Chevron Deal
As the parties await the result of a critical arbitration proceeding that could sink a planned $53 billion sale of Hess to Chevron, a shareholder is arguing that the deal disproportionately benefits CEO John Hess at the expense of the company's investors.
Expert Analysis
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3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
Before a potential economic downturn, in-house attorneys should investigate whether their company is sitting on hidden litigation claims that could unlock large recoveries to help the business withstand tough times, says Will Burgess at Hilgers Graben.
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Despite SEC Climate Pause, Cos. Must Still Heed State Regs
While businesses may have been given a reprieve from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's rules aimed at standardizing climate-related disclosures, they must still track evolving requirements in states including California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York that will soon require reporting of direct and indirect carbon emissions, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.
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Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins.
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5 Areas Contractors Should Watch After 1st 100 Days
Federal agencies and contractors face challenges from staff reductions, contract terminations, pending regulatory reform and other actions from the second Trump administration's first 100 days, but other areas stand to become more efficient and cost-effective, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.
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Why Trade Cases May Put Maple Leaf Deference On Review
When litigation challenging the president’s trade actions reaches the Federal Circuit, the court will have to reevaluate the Maple Leaf standard in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 Loper Bright decision limiting Chevron-like deference to cases involving statutory provisions in which Congress delegated discretionary authority to the executive branch, say attorneys at Wiley.
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Key Questions When Mediating Environmental Disputes
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implements dramatic regulatory changes, companies seeking to use mediation to manage increased risks and uncertainties around environmental liabilities should keep certain essential considerations in mind to help reach successful outcomes, says Edward Cohen at Thompson Coburn.
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Trump DOE's Plan On AI Offers Challenges, Opportunities
The Trump administration's push to make federal land available for development of artificial intelligence data centers follows a similar Biden administration proposal — but a new request for information from the U.S. Department of Energy envisions a rapid timeline that may prove challenging for both the DOE and industry stakeholders, say attorneys at HWG.
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Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.
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Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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How Trump Energy Order May Challenge State Climate Efforts
Even if the Trump administration's recent executive order targeting state and local environmental, climate and clean energy laws, regulations and programs doesn't result in successful legal challenges to state authority, the order could discourage state legislatures from taking further climate action, say attorneys at Foley Hoag.
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EPA's Proposed GHG Reform Could Hinder Climate Regulation
The Trump administration will reconsider the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's landmark 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding, which could leave the U.S. federal government with no statutory authority whatsoever to regulate climate change or greenhouse gas emissions, says David Smith at Manatt.
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Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.
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4 Takeaways From La. Coastal Wetland Damage Verdict
A recent $745 million verdict in a case filed by a Louisiana parish against Chevron for violating a Louisiana environmental law illustrates that climate-related liabilities pose increasing risk and litigation risk may not follow a red state versus blue state divide, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.