Reconsideration Motion Fails in Middlefield

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James A. Pardo

Brandon H. Barnes

McDermott Will & Emery

posted on: Saturday, July 28, 2012

Environmental, Energy & Resources / Litigation / Trial Practice

New York

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Cooperstown Holstein’s attempt to reverse the trial court’s decision upholding the Town of Middlefield’s zoning ban on hydraulic fracturing has failed. The Cooperstown Holstein case is now heading for appeal to New York’s Appellate Division, Third Department, where it likely will be consolidated with the Town of Dryden action that was appealed earlier this year. For more information about these cases, please see our earlier article, “Recent Court Decisions May Affect Hydraulic Fracturing in New York and Ohio .”

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James A. Pardo

Partner

James A. Pardo is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's New York office. He focuses his practice on complex litigation, including class actions, product liability and multi-party mass tort cases.

James works closely with corporate clients to identify, evaluate and address potential environmental, toxic tort and products liabilities before they occur. He has helped many companies develop and implement environmental/health/safety compliance programs, and has served as lead environmental/toxic tort counsel on dozens of...

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Brandon H. Barnes

Associate

Brandon H. Barnes is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. He focuses his practice on environmental law. Brandon has been appointed to serve as the 2011-2012 Vice Chair to the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Committee on Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources.Brandon is also Vice Chair of Special Projects for the Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know Committee of the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources of the ABA. He has recently been...

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