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May 25, 2013

Legal Analysis and Law Articles on Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Mechanic's Liens, Stop Notices, OSHA, Public Works

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The National Law Review is a free resource of legal articles addressing the contractual obligations and disputes arising out of public and private construction projects and commercial real estate transactions. Legal topics include:

• Litigation, arbitration and mediations impacting owners, contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, governmental agencies, lenders, insurers and sureties

• Payment and bidding disputes and lien claims such as: bid protests, contract defaults, construction defects, extra work claims, changed condition claims, delay claims, mechanic's liens and stop notice claims, and homeowner and subdivision claims

• Public works issues such as: entitlements, development rights, permitting and variances

• Disputes involving: prime and subcontracts; design - build, architect - engineer and construction management contracts; and considerations involving industry standard form contracts such as, AIA, AGC or EJDC forms

• State and federal false claims actions and OSHA and Workers' Compensation Issues

Details of actions by state and local governments, and by other governmental agencies as well as mediation and arbitration and civil actions from across the U.S. are added daily.

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Congress Reinstates Income Tax Advantages for Conservation Easements Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/25/2013
Watt's New? Michigan Energy Newsletter - May 2013 Varnum LLP 5/25/2013
What is the Rental Rate for a Cell Tower Lease? Varnum LLP 5/24/2013
What is the Significance of the Certificate of Substantial Completion? Much Shelist, P.C. 5/24/2013
Regulation of Aviation Operations Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/24/2013
You Signed What?! Indemnification Provisions in Construction-Related Agreements Much Shelist, P.C. 5/24/2013
Department of Energy Approves Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Authorization for Freeport LNG – A Win for LNG Exports? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/24/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Creditability of UK Windfall Tax McDermott Will & Emery 5/24/2013
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA): Does Your Lease Comply? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/23/2013
Avoid Getting Burned when the Market Gets Hot: Address Your Construction HR Practices Now Much Shelist, P.C. 5/23/2013
Signing A Deed Of Dedication And Perpetual Storm Damage Reduction Easement. Is It Right For You? Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5/23/2013
Huron County, Michigan Seeks Clarification on Taxes Varnum LLP 5/23/2013
Environmental Protection Agency Takes Steps to Approve New Types of Renewable Fuels Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/23/2013
Senate Bill (SB) 1186 Update: California Legislature Attempts to Promote Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Standards and to Curtail Vexatious Litigation Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/23/2013
The Advantages of Purchasing Property from a Bankruptcy Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 5/23/2013
EPA Declines to Create New Air Pollution Control Program for Coal Mines – For Now. Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/22/2013
Massachusetts Commercial Leasing: Lessons Learned from 275 Washington Street Corp. Decisions Raymond Law Group LLC 5/22/2013
Energy and Environmental Law Update Week of May 20, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/22/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Recent Updates: April 4, 2013 - May 3, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/22/2013
The Stockton Saga Continues: Untouchable Pensions on the Chopping Block? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/22/2013
Commercial and Residential Developers, Builders and Landlords Face New Storm Water Regulations Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/22/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Makes First Preemption Determinations on State Unclaimed Property Laws Relating to Gift Cards Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/21/2013
Super Storm Sandy Environmental Law Update Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5/20/2013
Federal Reserve Division Director Michael S. Gibson Testifies on Cross-Border Resolution Plans Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/19/2013
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Notice Issued Regarding New Census Equal Employment Opportunity Tab Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/19/2013
California Court Explicates Scope of Usury Exemption For Real Estate Brokers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/18/2013
Florida Adopts Legislation on Public Private Partnerships Expanding Opportunities for Infrastructure Projects Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/18/2013
Changes in ISO New England Inc.'s (ISO-NE) Day-Ahead Energy Market Schedule To Take Effect Next Week Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/18/2013
Graphene Technology Increases Anode Capacity for Lithium-Ion Batteries Varnum LLP 5/18/2013
Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act Back from the Dead Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/18/2013
New Jersey Court Clips Highlands Council’s Wings, Upholds Exemption Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5/18/2013
Victory in Contract Bid Case: Not Necessary to Name Subcontractors When Bidding Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5/18/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Makes First Preemption Determinations on State Unclaimed Property Laws Relating to Gift Cards Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/18/2013
The Department of Energy Establishes Uniform Protocols for Determining Energy Efficiency Savings Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/18/2013
Prevailing Wages: Beware of Fee Waivers Even When They are Not Waived Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/18/2013
Gaines Gentry v. Mandujano: "Grooming" Horse Farm Employers for Increased Liability? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/17/2013
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Proposes to Establish New Air-to-Ground Mobile Broadband Service for Airline Travelers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/17/2013
Shippers Rolling the Dice to Gain Oil Pipeline Capacity Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/17/2013
Projecting Retirement Income on Quarterly Participant Benefit Statements for Defined Contribution Plans Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/17/2013
Base-Erosion and Profit-Shifting – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Report McDermott Will & Emery 5/16/2013
Georgia Federal Court Seeks Guidance from the Georgia Supreme Court on the Application of the "Filed Rate Doctrine" to Rate Filings Made Pursuant to a "File and Use" Regulatory Scheme Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/16/2013
Additional Annual Reporting Requirements, Authority for “Age-Restricted Housing” Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts on Horizon for Indiana Redevelopment Commissions Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/16/2013
Auto Insurer Trade Groups Applaud the Introduction of the "Parts Act" as a Step Towards Greater Competition in the Collision Parts Replacement Industry and Reduced Insurer Costs Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/16/2013
The HAMPer Is Getting Full Re: Home Affordable Modification Program Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/15/2013
One Step Forward, One Step Back – NY Moves Forward on Its Environmental Self-Audit Policy as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Looks to Retreat Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/15/2013
Energy & Environmental Law Update May 13, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/15/2013
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Establishes June 30 Deadline for Oil and Natural Gas Companies’ Submittal of Requests for Alternative Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Methods Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/14/2013
One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato…Well Actually It’s All One Potato. Re: Amending Lease Agreements Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/14/2013
Courts to Rule on Wind Issues Varnum LLP 5/13/2013
Medical Office Building (MOB) Financing Pointers Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/13/2013
Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts in Communities Across the Nation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/12/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Provides Guidance on Communications with the Public Concerning Unlisted Real Estate Investment Programs Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/12/2013
Another Complaint To Throw In The HAMP-er: Fourth Circuit Makes Ruling Under Home Affordable Modification Program Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/12/2013
D.C. Circuit Affirms Federal Energy Regulatory Committee Returns on Equity Policy But Reverses For Failure to Apply Administrative Procedure Act Official Notice Rule Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/12/2013
Ecuador Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/11/2013
Womble Carlyle Attorneys Obtain Reversal of Judgment in Breach of Contract Claim Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/11/2013
Michigan Public Roads and Lake Access Varnum LLP 5/11/2013
Peru Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/11/2013
Brazil Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/11/2013
The War On Property Owners Refusal To Execute Easements For Sand Dunes Are Heating Up Down The Shore Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5/10/2013
A First for Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND): Federal Court in Microsoft v. Motorola Sets FRAND Royalty Rates for Standard Essential Patents McDermott Will & Emery 5/10/2013
Costa Rica Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/10/2013
Mexico Legal Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/10/2013
Legislature and Court Clarify Illinois Mortgage Law Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/9/2013
Bureau of Land Management Finalizes Segregation Rule for Wind and Solar Energy Projects McDermott Will & Emery 5/9/2013
Chile Highlights (Volume I 2013) Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/8/2013
Energy & Environmental Law Update May 6, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/8/2013
Massachusetts Net Metering Projects Face Suboptimal Interconnection Designs McDermott Will & Emery 5/8/2013
Death and Taxes – Certainties and Uncertainties of the Commercial Rent Tax von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 5/8/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Staff Issues Report on Bonneville Power Administration’s Reliability Standards Audit Schiff Hardin LLP 5/7/2013
Energy Innovation with Nanoparticles Varnum LLP 5/7/2013
Virtual Visits To Health Care Providers As Effective As In-Office Visits? Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/7/2013
Department of Defense (DOD) Enacts Regulation Requiring a "Proposal Adequacy Checklist" Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/6/2013
Emergency Coastal Regulations Issued by NJDEP (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5/6/2013
An Update On North Carolina's New Lien Agent System Poyner Spruill LLP 5/6/2013
Community Solar Success in Michigan Varnum LLP 5/5/2013
Fifth Circuit Flushes Away Pro Se Plaintiff’s Claims Against Oil Giants for Intellectual Property Theft and Infringement of a “Giant Plunger” McDermott Will & Emery 5/5/2013
Vapor Intrusion Regulation and Environmental Remediation Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/4/2013
Hydraulic Fracturing Bans: New York Appellate Court Affirms Zoning Bans at the Local Level Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/4/2013
Texas Federal Court Dismisses Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Contribution Claimed Based on Alleged “Re-Contamination” of Former Superfund Site Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/4/2013
New York Appellate Court Affirms Broad Right of Local Governments To Use Zoning to Ban Gas Drilling Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/4/2013
Annual Meeting of Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council Varnum LLP 5/3/2013
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and Environmental Protection Agency Reach Agreement re Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permitting Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/3/2013
The Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUCHA), Chenery & The Run For The Roses Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/3/2013
Healthcare Real Estate Trends Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/3/2013
Texas is Among States Filing Petition for Cert with U.S. Supreme Court on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/3/2013
California Commercial Building Owners Must Comply With New Energy Use Disclosure Rules Commencing July 1, 2013 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/2/2013
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Program Rebate Grants Available Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/2/2013
Hookah Lounge Has Serious Cable Problems, and Dish Network Will Pay for It Varnum LLP 5/2/2013
Can California Cap and Trade if Brussels Stumbles? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/2/2013
Environmental Groups Request Probe Into Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction and Maintenance Events Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/1/2013
Before This Corporation Was Formed, This Contract Knew It Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/1/2013
Michigan Gaming Control Board Approves Athens Acquisition Transaction Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/1/2013
Texas State Implementation Plan Update Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/1/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Petition to Hear Regulatory Takings Case Against State of Texas Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/1/2013
Supreme Court Invites Solicitor General to File Brief Expressing United States Views on Texas-New Mexico Water Dispute Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/1/2013
Federal Appeals Court Reinstates EPA “Veto” Over Corps’ Mining-Related Permit Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/1/2013
New Hydraulic Fracturing Water Recycling Rules Published in Texas Register Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/1/2013
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Misses Deadline on Setting Greenhouse Gas Limits Varnum LLP 4/30/2013
Energy and Environmental Law Update April 29, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/30/2013
Action Required by California Commercial Landlords: New California Law Goes Into Effect July 1, 2013, Requiring Accessibility Disclosures in Commercial Leases Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/30/2013
Michigan Energy Forums Concluded Varnum LLP 4/29/2013
New California Court of Appeal Decision May Affect Administration of Foreclosure-Avoidance Actions Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/29/2013
The State of Commercial General Liability Insurance Coverage for Defective Construction McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/29/2013
California Commercial Building Owners Must Disclose Energy Usage of the Building During Sale, Lease or Financing after July 1, 2013 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/29/2013
Green Construction Risks and Rewards Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/29/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - April 29, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/29/2013
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") Announces New Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source (ELGs) for Power Plants Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/29/2013
Buying Healthcare Real Estate That Includes an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC).... Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/29/2013
Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") Updates Notice Determining When Construction Begins for Purposes of the Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit McDermott Will & Emery 4/28/2013
Commercial Landlords in San Francisco Beware Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/28/2013
Energy Use Disclosure Requirements Go Into Effect for Owners of Nonresidential California Buildings Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/27/2013
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Maintains Presumption that Oil and Gas are Not “Minerals” Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/27/2013
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy News Varnum LLP 4/27/2013
Certain Residential Developments Exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review: Greenhouse Gas Emission Issues Do Not Constitute New Information Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/27/2013
How Would You Describe Healthcare Real Estate Right Now? Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/26/2013
Bipartisan Group of Legislators Reintroduces Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act McDermott Will & Emery 4/26/2013
Expanding Market for Technologies to Clean Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracturing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/26/2013
Investment in Clean Energy Dips in First Quarter of 2013 Lewis and Roca LLP 4/26/2013
D.C. Court Upholds EPA Authority to Retroactively Veto Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 Permits Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/26/2013
Exporting Pure Michigan: Time for Michigan’s Energy Supply Chain to Look Abroad Varnum LLP 4/25/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Proposes to Approve Overhaul of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Cybersecurity Standards Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/25/2013
Pennsylvania Court Allows “Every Exposure” Testimony When Combined With Other Evidence Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/25/2013
Update - Comment Deadline Extended for EPA Proposal to Eliminate Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Air Emission Exemptions in 36 States Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/25/2013
Pennsylvania Court Holds Application of Biosolids To Be Protected Farming Activity Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/25/2013
The Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Reaffirms Lack Of Coverage For An Insured's Defective Work Or Products von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/25/2013
New Hampshire Jury Awards State $236M in methyl tert-butyl (MTBE) Case Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/25/2013
IRS Issues “Begin Construction” Guidance for Renewable Energy Tax Credits Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/24/2013
D.C. Court Denies Class Certification in Drinking Water Case Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
New Jersey Appellate Court Clarifies Notice Requirements For Zoning Ordinances, Changing The Classification Of A Zoning District Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 4/24/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Proposes to Adopt Version 5 of NERC’s Cyber Security Standards and Takes Other Reliability-Related Actions Schiff Hardin LLP 4/24/2013
Federal Court Certifies Class on Liability Claims Despite Differences Among Class Members on Exposure, Damages Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
IRS Issues Notice to Determine When Construction Begins for Purposes of Production Tax Credit, Investment Tax Credit McDermott Will & Emery 4/24/2013
Supreme Court Shoots Down Stipulated Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Caps Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
Utah Federal Court Rejects “Every Exposure” Theory Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
Energy and Environmental Law Update April 22, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/24/2013
The Florida Building Commission Clarifies the Application of the Florida Accessibility Code to Multifamily Housing Projects Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/23/2013
No Relief Under Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) Section 473 For Missed Filing Deadline In California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Challenge Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/23/2013
Considerations For International Clients Who Intend to Buy A Home In the U.S. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/23/2013
New Disability Access Law Imposes Notification Requirements For Commercial Leases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/23/2013
Know Your Rights When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Comes Knocking Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/23/2013
Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment -- Owners' Lease of Commercial Property to Company Constituted "Trade or Business" McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2013
The "Window" is Closing on 2013 Property Tax Reduction Opportunities in Michigan Schiff Hardin LLP 4/22/2013
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Commemorates Earth Day, Continues Conversation on Climate Change U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/22/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Imposes a $975,000 Civil Penalty against Entergy for 27 Violations of Reliability Standard Schiff Hardin LLP 4/22/2013
Upcoming Webinar: Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District Case Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/22/2013
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Determines When "Construction Begins" for Purposes of Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit McDermott Will & Emery 4/22/2013
Energy & Environmental Law Update - Week of April 16, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/21/2013
Pay Attention: Final Rules on Loan Originator Compensation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/19/2013
IRS Releases “Start Construction” Guidance for Renewable Energy Facilities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/19/2013
Technical Conference on Changes to the Company Registration Process Schiff Hardin LLP 4/18/2013
Illinois to Act on Fracing - Or Not McDermott Will & Emery 4/18/2013
New Court Decision Clarifies California Mechanic's Lien Valuation Statute Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/18/2013
Energy & Environmental Law Update - Week of April 16, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/18/2013
State and Commerce Publish Final Rules Defining “Specially Designed” Military End-Items and Creating a New Category XIX Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/18/2013
IRS Provides Guidelines as to Beginning of Construction for Purposes of the Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit and Energy Investment Tax Credit Andrews Kurth LLP 4/18/2013
Utility Pole Not A Point Source Under The Clean Water Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/17/2013
Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment — Owners’ Lease of Commercial Property to Company Constituted “Trade or Business” McDermott Will & Emery 4/17/2013
Wisconsin's New Wetlands Law Creates Significant Demand for New Wetland Mitigation Banks Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/15/2013
China Law Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/13/2013
Be Prepared: New Commercial Lease Disclosure Requirements Under California Disability Access Laws Take Effect July 1, 2013 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/12/2013
Fitness First Re: Hospitality Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/12/2013
Foreign Pension Funds Potentially Exempt from Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 ("FIRPTA") Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/11/2013
Illinois House Considers Bill to Allow “Bonding Off” of Mechanics Liens Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/11/2013
I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Real Estate Transactions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/11/2013
RE/MAX Sues Local Realtor for Trademark Infringement Over Blue, White, and Red Sign Background Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/10/2013
Construction Teaming Agreements – For Better or Worse von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/9/2013
Take "Notice": Change to North Carolina Lien Laws Is In Effect Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/9/2013
Electric Vehicles Plans in China for GM Varnum LLP 4/8/2013
Don’t Photograph the Machines! Re: Trade Secrets Misappropriation Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 4/6/2013
FTC Voids Confidentiality and Non-Compete Provisions in Non-Reportable Transaction and Requires Notification of All Future Transactions Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/5/2013
Ford Increases Electric Vehicle Dealers and Pushes Sales Varnum LLP 4/4/2013
Energy & Environment Law Update for the Week of April 1, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/4/2013
Department of Energy (DOE) Issues Guide For Developing Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects on Federal Land McDermott Will & Emery 4/3/2013
Pipelines for New Energy Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/3/2013
Comcast v. Behrend’s Impact Already Being Felt: Supreme Court Vacates and Remands Whirlpool v. Glazer for Reconsideration Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/3/2013
Appealing Real Estate Assessments in Wisconsin Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/2/2013
Bill Introduced to Restore California Cities' Ability to Require Affordable Housing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/2/2013
New EPA Guidance on Tenants' CERCLA Liability for Leasing Contaminated Properties Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/2/2013
Energy & Environmental Law Update - April 1, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/1/2013
Hotels and Resorts: Staying the Course in 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/1/2013
Sports Car with Detroit Name (again) Re: Electric Vehicles in Michigan Varnum LLP 4/1/2013
Tax Measures in 2013 UK Budget Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/1/2013
Not so Fast at the Eden Roc Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/31/2013
Joint Actors as It Relates to Method Claim Infringement McDermott Will & Emery 3/31/2013
Flood Insurance Changes Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/30/2013
Upcoming Deadlines – Dodd-Frank Reporting and Recordkeeping Schiff Hardin LLP 3/30/2013
Major Decision on 2006 Michigan Cable Law Varnum LLP 3/29/2013
Lenders Beware -- Fifth Circuit Has Lowered the Bar for Cramdown Plan Confirmation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/29/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Punts on Closely Watched Request to Order a Shale Oil Pipeline Interconnection Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/29/2013
Massachusetts Public-Private Partnerships: Time to Prime the Pump McDermott Will & Emery 3/29/2013
Florida Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) Regulatory Issues Update Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/28/2013
First-of-its-Kind Legislation Known As the Maritime Amendment Act (No. 1), 2013 Passes Vedder Price 3/28/2013
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Schemes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/27/2013
Spring Landscaping Tips for Cottage Owners Varnum LLP 3/27/2013
Nixing Dix: North Carolina Legislature Proposes Law to "Condemn" Its Own Land Lease With Municipality Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/27/2013
Energy and Environmental Law Update - March 25, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/26/2013
Massachusetts High Court Limits the Scope of Article 97 Re: Redevelopment of Public Land Taken for Urban Renewal Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/26/2013
Liquor License Renewal 2013: Michigan, Are You Ready? Varnum LLP 3/26/2013
Iowa Considers Feed-In Tariff for Wind McDermott Will & Emery 3/24/2013
Federal Court Rejects "Core Operations" Theory of Scienter in Battery Manufacturer Fraud Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/24/2013
Hous[ing] or Hous[ton]: North Carolina House Passes Legislation "Clarifying" Limits to Municipal Zoning Powers Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/21/2013
Attorneys Can Be Considered Debt Collectors Under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) Varnum LLP 3/20/2013
Recent Indiana Case Addresses No-Lien Contract, Residential Mechanic’s Lien, and Personal Liability Notice Statute Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/20/2013
Recent Minnesota Supreme Court Case May Limit Additional Insured’s Rights and Indemnity Obligations in Construction Contracts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/20/2013
Illinois Legislature Overrules Cypress Creek and Resolves Controversial Mechanics’ Lien Enhancement Issue In Favor Of Contractors Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/19/2013
Congress Considers Increasing Incentives for Commercial and Multifamily Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/19/2013
Déjà vu All Over Again: Michigan Meets Another Roadblock in Effort to Limit Project Labor Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/19/2013
Energy and Environmental Law Update - March 18, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/19/2013
International Travel from United Kingdom Subject to Air Passenger Duty Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/19/2013
Update: Crane Decision is Overturned by The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Much Shelist, P.C. 3/18/2013
New York, New York! The Upcycle in the Hotel Space is Melting Away Those Little Town Blues Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/18/2013
Legislation Benefiting Property Excluded From Wastewater Service Areas Set To Expire January 2014 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/18/2013
New Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Draft Guidance Issued on PM2.5 Modeling Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/18/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Cutting Off Fraud Claims with a Merger Clause Andrews Kurth LLP 3/18/2013
North Carolina Legislature Uncovers "Hidden Liens" Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/17/2013
Good Neighbor Fund Payments Made in Michigan Varnum LLP 3/16/2013
Mary Jo White, Nominee for Chair of the SEC, Appears Before Senate Banking Committee Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/16/2013
State Department Announces $6 Billion for Geothermal in Southeast Asia Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/16/2013
New Law Delays the Effective Date of the New Wisconsin Electrical License Statute von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/15/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: “As-is” Provisions and Reliance-Negating Merger Clauses: A 1-2 Knockout Punch Andrews Kurth LLP 3/15/2013
Psychological Defects on Residential Real Property Left to Caveat Emptor Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/15/2013
Quantum of Solace: Title Insurance Coverage and Failures of Title Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 3/15/2013
Effects of American Taxpayer Relief Act Overshadowed by Sequester Talk Varnum LLP 3/14/2013
Lenders Beware -- California Decision May Ignite Next Wave of Lender Liability Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/14/2013
Proposed North Carolina Law to "Clarify" Reach of Zoning Power: If Proposed Law Is Not Adopted, Is Existing Law Ambiguous? Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/14/2013
IRS Releases Audit Memorandum on Another Historic Tax Credits "HTC" Transaction Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/14/2013
What Is a "Vessel"? Re: U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision Vedder Price 3/13/2013
Burning Down the House: The Fundamentals of Property Insurance 3/13/2013
California Energy Commission Sets Schedule for Non-Residential Building Energy Use Disclosures Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/13/2013
March 31, 2013 Florida Property Tax Payment Deadline: Do You, as Creditor, Need To Pay? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/13/2013
The Lender as Successor Developer Revisited Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/13/2013
French Court Ruling Calls into Question One-sided Jurisdiction Clauses Vedder Price 3/13/2013
Manufacturers: Can Your Project Qualify for Tax-Exempt Financing? von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/12/2013
Creating A Club at Another's Facility Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/11/2013
Exclusive License Not Required for Standing to Claim Misappropriation of a Trade Secret Involving Subway Car Brakes McDermott Will & Emery 3/11/2013
Can Your Employee Sue You? New Decision from 5th Court of Appeals Continues the Confusion as to Who Is a Jones Act Seaman Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/11/2013
Auto Repair Trade Association Requests That Department of Justice (DOJ) Investigate the Use of Most Favored Nation Clauses By Auto Insurers Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/11/2013
What’s a Cell Tower Lease Worth? Varnum LLP 3/10/2013
Risk Analysis Essential In Today's Economy McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/10/2013
Tentative Port Labor Deal Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
Lender’s Credit Bid of Entire Debt at Foreclosure Sale Results in Forfeiture of Rights to Additional Collateral Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/10/2013
Container Barges in Charleston Harbor to Relieve Truck Traffic on I-526? Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Draft Guidance on Pollutant (TMDL/WPDES) Permit; Implementation Is Open for Public Comment Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/10/2013
Enforcement and Reporting Updates for Pipeline Operators Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/10/2013
Preliminary Answers from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Viability of the PM 2.5 (Air Quality Analysis) Significant Impact Level Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/9/2013
New Supreme Court Maritime Law Case on Vessel Status Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/9/2013
Titanic Intellectual Property Lawsuit Launched to Sink Competing Enterprise Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/9/2013
GH&C’s Paul Schneider Prevails Before New Jersey Supreme Court Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/8/2013
Revised United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) Guidance on Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Protection for Tenants Schiff Hardin LLP 3/8/2013
Illinois Mortgages Are Not Required to Disclose Interest Rate and Maturity Much Shelist, P.C. 3/7/2013
More, More, More: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Wants More From Mortgage Servicers Poyner Spruill LLP 3/5/2013
Midland Michigan Plant Lays off Battery Workers Varnum LLP 3/5/2013
The Bottom Is Out: Insurance and Your First Floor Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/5/2013
Tell Me More: New Landlord Disclosure Requirements in 2013 Lewis and Roca LLP 3/5/2013
Disappearing Florida: The Risks of Sinkholes in the Sunshine State Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/5/2013
Burning Down the House: The Fundamentals of Property Insurance von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/5/2013
Notice of Tax Lien Foreclosure to Mortgage Holders is Determined by the Address in the Mortgage Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/4/2013
Are You Paying Too Much For Property Taxes? Lewis and Roca LLP 3/4/2013
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection "NJDEP" Weighs in on 2014 Remediation Deadlines Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/4/2013
Acts of Direct Infringement Not Required to Establish Case and Controversy of Indirect Infringement McDermott Will & Emery 3/4/2013
GE Takes Over Top Spot in Ranking of World's Largest Wind Turbine Manufacturers Lewis and Roca LLP 3/3/2013
European Commission Announcement Concerning European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Regulatory Technical Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/2/2013
FTC Guidelines for Mobile Applications: New Standards for Transparency and Notification Dictate Responsibilities for All Parties Involved Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/1/2013
Illinois Supreme Court Issues New Procedural Rules for Foreclosures Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/28/2013
Comverge Asserts Infringement of Patents Disclosing Power Management/Energy Load Devices and Methods against Entek Systems, a Company Operated by Inventors of Some of the Patents Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/27/2013
Fourth Circuit Refuses to Pierce the Corporate Veil in Oil Spill Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/27/2013
Things to Consider When Buying Waterfront Property Varnum LLP 2/27/2013
Local Ordinances and State Property: Enforcement Issues Under the North Carolina Boardwalk Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/27/2013
Who Picks Up the Tab for Delinquent Condo Owner Assessments? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/24/2013
Courts Are Open For Developer Seeking Release of Performance Bonds Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/23/2013
The Cybersecurity Executive Order’s Effect on the Electric Industry Schiff Hardin LLP 2/23/2013
CAISO and PacifiCorp Move Towards Western Imbalance Market Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/23/2013
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Mark Sylvia Speaks Regarding Commonwealth’s Energy Efficiency Initiatives Schiff Hardin LLP 2/23/2013
Carnival Cruise Lines: What They Should Have Done Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/23/2013
The State House Commission’s 60th Anniversary May Be Dampened By New Proposed New Jersey Legislation Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/22/2013
$200 Million in Energy Efficiency Funding, Obama Proposes Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/21/2013
Five Risks Threatening Airline Safety Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/20/2013
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Has Issued Proposed Amendments To The Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/20/2013
Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Propose Rules on New Net Investment Income Tax Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/20/2013
If Ontario Can Do It, Should Michigan Follow? (Coal Fired Energy Generation ) Varnum LLP 2/17/2013
North Carolina Supreme Court Rules on Various Land Use Matters Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/17/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is Plowing Ahead With Roll-Out of Plan for the New Mortgage Rules Despite Noel Canning Decision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/17/2013
Law Suit Against U.P. Michigan Cellulosic Bio Refinery Dismissed Varnum LLP 2/17/2013
President Obama Issues Executive Order — Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Schiff Hardin LLP 2/16/2013
New Law Expands Scope of Iran Sanctions In New Ways Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/16/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") Notice of Intent (“NOI”) to Enhance Transparency in Natural Gas Market Schiff Hardin LLP 2/15/2013
Building Owners and Managers Association International's (BOMA's) 2013 Medical Office Buildings (MOB) Conference Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/15/2013
Pure Michigan Solar Panel Varnum LLP 2/14/2013
Recent Minnesota Supreme Court Case May Limit Additional Insured’s Rights and Indemnity Obligations in Construction Contracts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/14/2013
Electric Choice Spreads to Two New Utilities in Michigan Varnum LLP 2/13/2013
Restrictive Covenants and Home Businesses (or Working from Home) Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/13/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Announces Changes to its eTariff Company Registration Process and Extends the Deadline for e-Tag Reporting in Electric Quarterly Reports (EQRs) Schiff Hardin LLP 2/13/2013
Lenders: Read This Before Foreclosing a Membership Club Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/12/2013
Apartments Are Hottest Development In the Triangle. Get It? - Apartment Transactions Are on Way Up Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/11/2013
Lender's Credit Bid of Entire Debt at Foreclosure Sale Results in Forfeiture of Rights to Additional Collateral Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/11/2013
What Every Business Needs to Know About the New Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law Raymond Law Group LLC 2/10/2013
IRS Challenge to Community Development District Bonds Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 2/10/2013
New Jersey Coastal Property Owners’ Rights Upheld Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/9/2013
U.S. District Court Judge Blake Finds That The Home Affordable Modification Program Does Not Preclude Plaintiffs From Bringing Their State Law Claims But Dismisses Their Claims On The Merits Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/8/2013
Wisconsin Companies Cautioned About Notices for Corporate Annual Minute Reporting Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/8/2013
Law Suit Against U.P. Cellulosic Bio Refinery Dismissed Varnum LLP 2/7/2013
Energy and Environmental Law Update - February 3, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/6/2013
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Requests Public Comment on National Enforcement Initiatives Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/6/2013
Pennsylvania General Assembly to Consider Requirements for Releases of Record by Oil and Natural Gas Lessees Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/5/2013
Amendments to Russian Civil Code Related to Immovable Property Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/5/2013
California Court Holds That Borrowers May Enjoin A Foreclosure If A Lender Fails To Meet Servicing Guidelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/4/2013
Proposed UK Tax Measures on High-Value UK Residential Property Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/4/2013
Before You Sign a Contract: Stop, Read, and Audit Much Shelist, P.C. 2/2/2013
Recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "CFPB" Mortgage Rules to Absorb and Implement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/2/2013
Baby It’s Cold Outside – and Slippery, Too! Property Owners - Beware! Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/1/2013
FCC Provides Guidance on Tower Site Collocation Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/1/2013
What is Substantial Completion and Why is it Important? Much Shelist, P.C. 2/1/2013
Avoiding Pitfalls of Performing Work for Public Entities Much Shelist, P.C. 1/31/2013
Energy & Environment Law Update - January 30, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/30/2013
New Jersey Governor Adopts FEMA Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps as a DEP Standard (Department of Environmental Protection Standard) Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/29/2013
Exclusive Use Provisions: Is a Burrito a type of Sandwich? von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/29/2013
New Utility Filing Obligations in New York: Is Your Company Implicated? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/29/2013
Quackenbush / Bakkal to Prepare Energy Report for the State of Michigan Varnum LLP 1/28/2013
Coakley Announces Plans to Hold Energy Summit Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/28/2013
Make a Resolution to Improve Job Site Safety for a Safe 2013 Poyner Spruill LLP 1/28/2013
Los Angeles Kicks Off Its Feed-in Tariff Program McDermott Will & Emery 1/28/2013
Good News for Lenders! Minor Errors in Deeds of Trust Less Costly As Result of New Bankruptcy Court Opinion Poyner Spruill LLP 1/28/2013
Eleventh Circuit Holds that Net Revenue, Not Profits, Should Determine Damages in FTC Deceptive Marketing Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/28/2013
2013 Americas Lodging Investment Summit, or 'ALIS' - Let's Make a Deal! Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/27/2013
Say Aloha To LNG: No FERC Approval Required For Hawaiian Company’s LNG Operations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/27/2013
Energy Innovation: Monopoly vs. Competition Varnum LLP 1/27/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Final Qualified Mortgage Rule and Proposed Amendments to Ability to Repay Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/27/2013
Orange County Set to Further Revise Transportation Impact Fee Rates Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 1/26/2013
Third Circuit Opinion in Eaton Case Could Allow Supreme Court to Discuss Monopolization Standards Schiff Hardin LLP 1/25/2013
How Intellectual Property Can Help Solve the Nation's Electrical Grid Security Problems Parks IP Law LLC 1/25/2013
New Jersey Supreme Court Reinforces Right to Jury Trial in Civil Cases Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/25/2013
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley Announces Plans to Hold Energy Summit Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/24/2013
EPA Finalizes Revisions to Clean Air Standards for Stationary Engines / Updated rule provides extensive public health protections, slashes costs of compliance U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1/21/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "CFPB" Releases Final Mortgage Servicing Rules Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/19/2013
New Effort to Develop Better Solar and Wind-Powered Batteries Varnum LLP 1/19/2013
Healthcare Providers Push Forward with Significant Construction or Renovation Projects Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/18/2013
Michigan Legislation in December 2012 Varnum LLP 1/18/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Four (Re: Constructing Loan Language) Andrews Kurth LLP 1/18/2013
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds the Omnibus Statute, Wis. Stat. § 632.32, Requires an Auto Insurer to Provide Coverage to a Permissive User Tortfeasor in a Suit Filed by the Named Insured von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/17/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Issues Final Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/17/2013
New Wisconsin Electrical Statute Creates Lighting Maintenance Challenge For Facility and Property Management Industry von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/17/2013
Avoiding the Documentary Stamp Tax Fowler White Boggs P.A. 1/17/2013
Lozman v. Riviera Beach: When is a floating structure a “vessel”? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/17/2013
EPA Proposes Approval of Wisconsin’s Greenhouse Gas Tailoring and Biomass Deferral Rules Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/16/2013
Energy & Environment Update - January 13, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/16/2013
With Many Hurricane Sandy Victims Still Unable to Secure Temporary Housing, Will New Jersey’s Age-Restricted Communities Offer Up Vacant Units? Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/16/2013
Supreme Court Offers Comfort to Owners of Dams and Water Control Facilities Varnum LLP 1/16/2013
States Remain Divided on Issue of Driver's Licenses for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) Beneficiaries Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/15/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Another Thing about Waivers . . . Andrews Kurth LLP 1/15/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - January 14, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/15/2013
DOE Grant for Superconducting Wires Varnum LLP 1/14/2013
No Prescriptive Right to Dock in Plat Varnum LLP 1/13/2013
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act's Regulation C Exemption Limits Increased by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "CFPB" Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/13/2013
California Cap-and-Trade Program Marches Forward McDermott Will & Emery 1/13/2013
The Supreme Judicial Court Declares that Inexpensive Market-Rate Housing May Not Be Counted in Determining a Town’s Compliance with Chapter 40B Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/13/2013
E-Z-GO Saved by Bad Case Law: Southern District of Georgia Court Denies Motion for Attorney Fees Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/13/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Introduction Andrews Kurth LLP 1/12/2013
The Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Finds A Duty To Defend Misappropriation Of Internet Advertising System von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/11/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Three Andrews Kurth LLP 1/11/2013
EPA Backpedals on Stormwater Rule Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/10/2013
Summary of 2012 Tax Act Schiff Hardin LLP 1/9/2013
Environmental Due Diligence Issues Clarified by EPA for 2013 and Beyond – Tenants and Other Operators Beware Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/9/2013
New Report Warns That State-Sponsored Power Generation Harms Consumers Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/9/2013
How Should Clubs and Resorts Share? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/8/2013
EPA Proposes Partial Disapproval of Wisconsin's Plan for Implementing the PM2.5 NAAQS and Sierra Club Files a Lawsuit to Force EPA Action Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/7/2013
Co-Tenancy In An Era of Empty Big-Boxes: The Tenant's Perspective von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/7/2013
Regulatory Environment for Shale Gas Production Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/7/2013
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act's "HMDA" Regulation C Exemption Limits Increased by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/7/2013
Healthcare Real Estate and the Affordable Care Act Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/6/2013
Fiscal Cliff Bill Includes Commuter Tax Benefits Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/6/2013
Is Your Combustion Unit a Boiler or an Incinerator? - EPA Finalizes "NHSM" Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/6/2013
U.S. EPA Announces Clean Air Act Settlement with Wisconsin Utility - Agreement will reduce emissions by 15,000 tons annually U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1/5/2013
EPA Issues Hydraulic Fracturing Study Progress Report Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/5/2013
First Lawsuit Filed Over Gloucester County Train Derailment of November 30, 2012 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/5/2013
Michigan House Bill to Prevent Cottage Real Estate Tax Uncapping Signed Into Law Varnum LLP 1/5/2013
Key Energy Tax Provisions Included in ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Legislation McDermott Will & Emery 1/5/2013
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Aviation Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/5/2013
Fiscal Cliffhanger: Congress Passes Federal Tax & Health Care Legislation for 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/4/2013
Key Energy Tax Provisions Included in ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Legislation McDermott Will & Emery 1/4/2013
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Upholds Asbestos Exclusion von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/4/2013
Fiscal Cliff Legislation Extends Production and Investment Tax Credits Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/3/2013
The Fiscal Cliff Deal’s Impact on Clean Energy Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/3/2013
Wrong Claim Construction Leads to Erroneous Infringement and Validity Findings McDermott Will & Emery 1/3/2013
New Jersey Construction Lien Law Interpreted Favorably For Owners and Developers Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/3/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Two Andrews Kurth LLP 1/2/2013
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Cite Possible “Negative Implications” to Side with Big Banks Varnum LLP 1/2/2013
EPA Finalizes Clean Air Standards for Industrial Boilers, Incinerators and Cement Kilns/Updated Rules Provide Extensive Public Health Protections, Cut Costs of Compliance U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/30/2012
EPA Tightens Air Quality Standards for Fine Particles Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/30/2012
EPA Updates Rule for Pathogens in Drinking Water, Sets Limit for E. Coli U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/29/2012
Illinois Court Rejects Subcontractor’s Claim for Delay Damages Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/28/2012
Kicking the Can Down the Road on Renewable Energy Varnum LLP 12/28/2012
Healthcare Providers Push Forward with Significant Construction or Renovation Projects Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/28/2012
A Proxy Season Update: Preparing for 2013 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/28/2012
Seventh Circuit – “Created or Suffered” Exclusion of a Title Insurance Policy With a Mechanic’s Lien Endorsement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/27/2012
Considerations for Church Cell Tower Leases Varnum LLP 12/27/2012
"Blanket" AI Endorsement Leads to Big Exposure Williams Kastner 12/27/2012
Michigan Court of Appeals – Update on Whether Defective Construction Can Constitute an “Occurrence” Under CGL Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/26/2012
No Duty To Defend Apartment Conversion Claims Williams Kastner 12/26/2012
Energy & Environmental Law Update – December 23, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/26/2012
2012: "The Real Year of the (Healthcare) REIT"? Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/26/2012
China Clarifies VAT Polices in Transportation and Modern Services Industries Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/26/2012
The EPA Releases Update on Ongoing Hydraulic Fracturing Study U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/26/2012
Ohio Supreme Court – Claims for Property Damage to Insured’s Own Work Caused by Defective Workmanship Not Covered Under CGL Insurance Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/25/2012
Michigan Governor's Message on Energy and the Environment Varnum LLP 12/25/2012
New Wave of “Occurrence” Statutes Doesn’t Affect Old Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/24/2012
Medical Office Building Built to Resist Severe Weather Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/24/2012
HR-4753: An Early Christmas Gift for Michigan Cottage Owners! Varnum LLP 12/24/2012
Starting Energy Companies in Michigan Varnum LLP 12/24/2012
MISS Dig Bills Pass in Michigan Senate, Stall in House Varnum LLP 12/23/2012
Infrastructure Financing Does Fall Within The Scope of European Union State Aid Rules McDermott Will & Emery 12/23/2012
Storage Tank Program Undergoes Changes Varnum LLP 12/22/2012
Agriculture Groups Urge Action on Estate Taxes Varnum LLP 12/22/2012
EPA Issues New Boiler and Solid Waste Incinerator Rules Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/21/2012
LEED v4 Nearing Completion McDermott Will & Emery 12/21/2012
Trends in Hotel Transactions: An Increasingly Hospitable Environment for Hospitality Transactions Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/21/2012
Michigan Farmers Concerned About Wetland Use Permit Changes Varnum LLP 12/21/2012
Illinois Courts Continue to Scrutinize Standing in Foreclosure Actions Much Shelist, P.C. 12/20/2012
New Jersey Court Rejects Effort to Shift Blame to Environmental Consultants Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/20/2012
EPA Enforcement in 2012 Protects Communities From Harmful Pollution U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/20/2012
Energy & Environmental Law Update – December 16, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/18/2012
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy News - December 2012 Varnum LLP 12/18/2012
EPA Provides Comfort to Prospective Tenants at Contaminated Properties Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/18/2012
FERC Hastens Modifications in Oil Pipeline Regulatory Approach Schiff Hardin LLP 12/18/2012
A New Fate for Holiday Leftovers? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/18/2012
North Carolina Court of Appeals Rule 60(b) Motion Cannot Be Used to Attack An Order That a Party Failed to Appeal Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/17/2012
Antitrust "Tying" Claims Dismissed Against Homebuilders Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/17/2012
Pentagon to Open Up Space Launch Vehicle Bidding, Expected Competitors Contribute over $4M MapLight 12/17/2012
EPA Announces Next Round of Clean Air Standards to Reduce Harmful Soot Pollution U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/16/2012
DOE and EPA Release Annual Fuel Economy Guide with 2013 Models U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/16/2012
Tracking Hotel Sale Transactions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/15/2012
Renewable Energy Approvals for Detroit Edison Varnum LLP 12/15/2012
Michigan Lame Duck Legislative Changes to Environmental Cleanup of Contaminated Sites and Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/15/2012
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue One Andrews Kurth LLP 12/14/2012
Possible Investigation of Gas Price Hikes on the Horizon Andrews Kurth LLP 12/13/2012
Creating a Tax Incremental District to Spur Development von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/13/2012
5 Key Issues In Retail Lease Negotiation von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/13/2012
More Legal Maneuvering Over the Scope and Applicability of Michigan's "One Action" Rule Governing Mortgage Foreclosures By Advertisement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/12/2012
Best Mode Defense’s Last Stand McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2012
Energy & Environmental Law Update – December 11, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/11/2012
European Commission Dawn Raids: EU General Court Reins in “Fishing Expeditions” McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2012
EPA Pushes Back on Stormwater Discharges from Logging Roads Varnum LLP 12/10/2012
UPS Sued By EEOC for Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/10/2012
Collateral Granted by Subsidiaries to Secure Parent's Debts is Avoided in Bankruptcy: A Cautionary Lesson for Lenders Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/9/2012
Sierra Club Ready to Sue on Alleged Air Quality Violations Varnum LLP 12/9/2012
Major Stimulus for Investment into New UK Gas-Fired Power Stations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/9/2012
FEMA To Release New Advisory Base Flow Elevations Maps Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/8/2012
NERC Study on Gas-Electric Coordination to Be Completed By Year End Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/8/2012
Expert Excluded Again For Failing To Test Theory Armstrong Teasdale 12/8/2012
The Third Circuit Does It Again: A Monopolist Violates the Antitrust Laws By Offering Conditional Above -Cost Market Share Discounts That Constitute "De Facto Partial Exclusive Dealing" Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/7/2012
Is Your House Designer Creative or a Copier? Judge Finds an Issue of Fact Whether a House Design Infringed on a Previous Designer’s Copyright Varnum LLP 12/7/2012
What's Coming Down the Pipe: Important Dates and Developments for Pipeline Owners and Operators to Monitor Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/7/2012
International Trade Actions Complicate Global Market for Renewable Energy Businesses, Particularly in the Solar Sector McDermott Will & Emery 12/7/2012
PHMSA Inspections to Focus on Integrity Management Program Evaluations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/7/2012
Wealth Transfer Concerns in 2012 Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/6/2012
The Sixth Circuit Steps Back in Time on Certification of Consumer Classes Dickinson Wright PLLC 12/6/2012
The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme: A Brief Pause at the Edge of the Enforcement Cliff? Vedder Price 12/5/2012
New Research Finds Shale Natural Gas Production Emits Less Fugitive Methane Than Previously Reported McDermott Will & Emery 12/4/2012
Retirement and Maintaining Reliability: The Midwest ISO’s System Support Resource Agreement Schiff Hardin LLP 12/4/2012
Energy & Environment Law Update – December 2, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/4/2012
FERC Tees Up Enforcement for 2013 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/4/2012
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Issues Revised Hydrofracking Regulations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/3/2012
Preventing Workplace Violence Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/3/2012
How Zoning Rules Can Foment Increased Urban Density: The In-Law Suite Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/3/2012
The New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Rent Receiver Liability Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 12/3/2012
Division of Tax Appeals Finds Taxpayers Established Change in Domicile from New York City to the Hamptons McDermott Will & Emery 12/1/2012
Competition Drives Innovation and Trumps Regulation Varnum LLP 12/1/2012
Wells Fargo v. US Airways— Redelivery Certificates Protect Lessees from Unspecified Discrepancies Vedder Price 12/1/2012
FTC Commissioners Disagree on Limits of Section 5 Applicability to Conduct Not Otherwise Covered by Antitrust Laws Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/1/2012
Limits to Financiers’ Claims for Losses and Damage to Insured Property Resulting from Theft by Insured Vedder Price 11/30/2012
FERC Issues $2.5M Sanction in Electric Market Manipulation Investigation: Company Pursued Wheeling Transactions to Benefit Other Electric Transactions at Same Point Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/29/2012
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy Law News - November 2012 Varnum LLP 11/29/2012
After Expensive Campaign, Proposal 3 Rejected by Voters Varnum LLP 11/28/2012
West Virginia Surface Owners May Not Appeal Gas Well Permits Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/28/2012
Cell Tower Lease Buyouts, Good or Bad? Varnum LLP 11/27/2012
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Orders On-Bill Repayment For Energy Efficiency and Other Demand-Side Projects McDermott Will & Emery 11/27/2012
Growing the Game of Golf Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/26/2012
Declaratory Judgment Action Filed Over Trailer Hitch Products Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/26/2012
Michigan's Second Project Labor Agreements (PLA) Law Also Pre-empted by NLRA Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/26/2012
Stand Your Ground: Hotel Owners Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/25/2012
Realtors Calling "The Age of Multifamily" Residential Development As North Carolina Sees the Impact Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/24/2012
Very Strict Liability for False or Materially Incomplete Representations: Forfeiture of FERC Market Pricing Authority McDermott Will & Emery 11/23/2012
Michigan Court of Appeals Confirms Power of Receiver to Sell Real Property Free and Clear of Redemption Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/23/2012
Where do the Road and Public Access Rights End in Michigan? Varnum LLP 11/23/2012
Support Your Local Merchants Saturday and “Shop Small” U.S. Department of Labor 11/23/2012
FERC Reframes Nexus Test for Transmission Incentives Applications Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/23/2012
Post-2012 Election Outlook for Shale Gas Industry Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/23/2012
"Novel" Joint Tenancy Argument May Protect Real Property Assets of Madoff Widow Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/21/2012
Down But Not Completely Out: Transmission Rate Incentives 11/21/2012
Managing the Risks of Black Friday Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/21/2012
New 3.8% Tax on Sale of Real Estate Effective January 1, 2013 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/21/2012
New York’s Governor Cuomo Convenes Moreland Commission to Investigate Emergency Preparedness of Utilities Following Hurricane Sandy Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/21/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - November 18, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/21/2012
CFPB, FTC Announce Crackdown on Deceptive Mortgage Advertising Ifrah Law 11/20/2012
Start-up for Biodigester in Fremont Varnum LLP 11/19/2012
N.C. Court of Appeals Addresses Powers of Attorney In Context of Commercial Development Loans Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/19/2012
Who Controls a Cottage if it is Transferred to an LLC? Varnum LLP 11/19/2012
A Fool With a Pen Makes Good Law Dickinson Wright PLLC 11/19/2012
The Implied Warranty of Habitability: Recent Developments Much Shelist, P.C. 11/19/2012
Purl Two Together: Clothing Store Mounts Erotic Yarn Advertising Display Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/18/2012
Vapor Intrusion and What to Do About It Much Shelist, P.C. 11/18/2012
Pre-Audit Certificates and Oral Municipal Contracts Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/18/2012
Will Provisions to the Tax Relief Act Be Extended? Varnum LLP 11/16/2012
FERC To Schedule Additional Technical Conferences To Address Gas–Electric Coordination Schiff Hardin LLP 11/16/2012
FTC Defers to State Resolution of Competitive Concerns Arising Out of Acquisition of Natural Gas Assets Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/16/2012
Energy & Environment Law Update – 11/11/2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/16/2012
Detroit Edison is Looking for Large Solar PV Installation(s) Varnum LLP 11/15/2012
Regulations on Emissions Auctions in Phase Three to Come into Force McDermott Will & Emery 11/15/2012
What’s in Store for Offshore Energy After the 2012 Election Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/14/2012
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports Continue to Await DOE Approval McDermott Will & Emery 11/14/2012
California Sets Schedule for Non-Residential Building Energy Disclosures Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/14/2012
2012 Year End Tax Planning Alert Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 11/13/2012
Bracewell Analyzes Post-Election Prospects for Shale Gas Industry - Video Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/13/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update November 12, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/12/2012
EPA Approves Michigan’s PM 2.5 State Implementation Plan Varnum LLP 11/12/2012
Racing to New Off-Reservation Gaming in Oregon Dickinson Wright PLLC 11/12/2012
Third Circuit Strikes Down Historic Tax Credit Deal Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/11/2012
Avoiding an Uncapping of Michigan Property Taxes: Klooster v. City of Charlevoix Varnum LLP 11/11/2012
Scott Segal Analyzes Post-Election Energy and Environmental Issues - Video Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/10/2012
Battery Currents Advanced Energy Storage – Michigan Update - October 31, 2012 Varnum LLP 11/10/2012
The Fine Print of Natural Gas Property Rights: Cautionary Lessons from Western Ohio and New York McDermott Will & Emery 11/9/2012
Insurance Coverage For Superstorm Sandy Claims Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 11/9/2012
Potential Property Tax Relief for Properties Effected By Hurricane Sandy Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 11/9/2012
The "Golden Rules" of Negotiating Retail Leases von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/6/2012
No Trademark Infringement Where Contractor Listed Manufacturer’s Product in Municipal Bid McDermott Will & Emery 11/5/2012
Proposal 3 Generates Sparks Varnum LLP 11/5/2012
EPA Approves Additional Fuel Waivers for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 11/3/2012
National Priorities List Additions Andrews Kurth LLP 11/3/2012
Hyundai/Kia to Correct Overstated MPG Claims as Result of EPA Investigation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 11/2/2012
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets of Great Britain Consults Further on its Electricity and Gas Retail Market Review McDermott Will & Emery 11/2/2012
EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waiver for New Jersey U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 11/1/2012
Chuck Yeager’s Right of Publicity Suit Will No Longer Fly in the Ninth Circuit McDermott Will & Emery 11/1/2012
District Court Reverses and Holds That "Correct" Name, Not "Legal" Name, Required on UCC-1 Financing Statement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/1/2012
What Should Waterfront Property Owners Know About Plats? Varnum LLP 11/1/2012
EPA Approves Temporary Fuel Waivers to Assist States Impacted by Hurricane Sandy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10/31/2012
Nanophosphate Lithium Ion Battery Used in GM’s New All Electronic Vehicle Varnum LLP 10/31/2012
FERC Addresses Geomagnetic Disturbances; Proposes to Direct NERC to Develop a Reliability Standard Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/31/2012
New York Court Upholds Retroactive Income Tax Provision for 338(h)(10) Elections Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/31/2012
Salt Batteries on the Horizon for Vehicles? Varnum LLP 10/30/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update 10/29/12 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/29/2012
Overheating in Electronic Vehicle Testing Varnum LLP 10/29/2012
Avoid Legal Malpractice – Timely Assert Affirmative Defenses Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 10/29/2012
Aiming to Lessen Use of Rare Earth Metals Varnum LLP 10/29/2012
Generator and Transmission Owners Beware: Potentially Costly Changes in the Offing Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/28/2012
Boutique Lodging Continues to Increase Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/28/2012
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy Newsletter - October 2012 Varnum LLP 10/28/2012
Chevron Gives $2.5 Million to Conservative Super PAC: Oil Company's Donation One of Only a Handful from Fortune 500 Companies to Super PACs. Center for Public Integrity 10/28/2012
FERC Issues Order No. 1000-B: Acting on Rehearing and Clarification Requests of Order No. 1000-A Schiff Hardin LLP 10/28/2012
Building on Michigan Sand Dunes Following 2012 PA 297 Varnum LLP 10/27/2012
Work Begins to Remove Contamination at Newtown, Conn. Site U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10/27/2012
Retail Stores: Know Your Duty of Care Varnum LLP 10/26/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update: October 21, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/23/2012
A123 Files Bankruptcy; JCI to Buy Auto Assets Varnum LLP 10/23/2012
Aviation Law Alert - Michigan Court of Appeals Resolves Issues with Statutory Interpretation Critical to Business Aircraft Sales/Use Tax Planning Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/23/2012
Electric Rates Increase Following New 2008 Law Varnum LLP 10/22/2012
Let the Golf Course/Club Buyer Beware! Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/22/2012
Ten Ways to Save Money, Energy and Protect Your Health This Winter U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10/21/2012
FERC Declares That Proposed Wind Curtailment Violates PURPA McDermott Will & Emery 10/20/2012
University-Based Bioenergy Research Varnum LLP 10/20/2012
New York Publishes MTA Payroll Tax Protective Refund Claim Procedures Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/19/2012
Rooftop Solar Cost Reductions Varnum LLP 10/17/2012
25x25 is Now Ballot Proposal 3 Varnum LLP 10/17/2012
Come on Baby Light My Fire Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/16/2012
Michigan Supreme Court Remands Cherryland After Enactment of Legislation Deeming Solvency Covenants of Non-Recourse Loans Unenforceable Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/16/2012
What Can a Cottage Plan Do for Me? Varnum LLP 10/15/2012
Can You Really Go to Jail for Violating a Stormwater Permit? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/15/2012
Energy And Environment - October 14, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/15/2012
Fraudulent Joinder: Court Finds Diversity Jurisdiction With Non-Diverse Defendants Varnum LLP 10/15/2012
Changing Qualification Requirements for PTC Could Have Big Impact for Wind McDermott Will & Emery 10/15/2012
Mexico Enacts Anti-Corruption Law for Federal Government Contracting Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/13/2012
FERC General Counsel Argues Applying Dodd-Frank Regulations to RTO/ISO Products is Potentially Harmful McDermott Will & Emery 10/13/2012
The LEED v4 (formerly LEED 2012) Controversy Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/13/2012
EPA Awards $1.2 Million to Improve Indoor Air Quality U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10/13/2012
Denied Boarding: European Court Reinforces the Rights of Air Passengers McDermott Will & Emery 10/13/2012
Experts Excluded Despite Spending Over $1 Million to Test Their Theories Armstrong Teasdale 10/12/2012
PHMSA Issues Revised Reporting Requirements - Second Notice & Request for Comments Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/12/2012
Arbitration Clauses in Construction Contracts – Part II von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/12/2012
EPA Petitions for En Banc Rehearing of Decision that Overturned CSAPR Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/11/2012
Expert Excluded for Failure to Utilize Any Discernible Methodology Armstrong Teasdale 10/10/2012
Expert Excluded for Failure to Test and Failure to Rule Out Alternative Causes Armstrong Teasdale 10/10/2012
Are Your Imports Covered by Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Orders? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/9/2012
Proposed Legislation to Prevent Cottage Uncapping – A Benefit to Cottage Owners? Or a Planning Curse in Disguise? Varnum LLP 10/9/2012
Homestead Tax Exemption Applies to Non-Citizen’s Residence Maintained for Dependents Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 10/9/2012
Retail Did You Know? Court of Appeals Expands Inducement for Patent Infringeme​nt Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/8/2012
Dock Permitted at Access Easement – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Varnum LLP 10/8/2012
FERC Clarifies that a Utility May Not Curtail Unilaterally for Purchases from QFs Under a Long-Term Obligation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/7/2012
Reigning In Urban Farming – No More RTFA Protection? Varnum LLP 10/6/2012
FERC Proposes to Approve Regional Underfrequency Load Shedding Reliability Standard Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/5/2012
California Supreme Court Reaffirms “All Sums with Stacking” Rule on Long-Tail Injury Claims Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/5/2012
Second Circuit Applies the Filed Rate Doctrine to Electricity Rates Set by Market-Based Auctions Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/5/2012
Potential Refund Claims: New York MTA Payroll Tax Held Unconstitutional Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/3/2012
Prepare for Substantial Increases in Title Insurance Fees Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/3/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - September 30, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/2/2012
Federal CAFO Regulations Remove “Propose to Discharge” Permitting Requirement Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/2/2012
Infrastructure for PEVs and EVs Varnum LLP 10/2/2012
Victim Toxicology Analysis Held Reliable Armstrong Teasdale 10/1/2012
New WDNR Regulations A Concern for Wisconsin Agriculture Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/1/2012
Second Circuit Blocks Class Action Against KeySpan-Morgan Stanley for Market Manipulation Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/30/2012
Be Careful to Avoid Tax Penalties for Converting Ag Land into Other Use Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/30/2012
USEPA Withdraws Proposed CAFO Reporting Rule Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/30/2012
Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Exempt from Michigan Real Estate Transfer Tax Varnum LLP 9/29/2012
Failure to Test Ignition Theory Results in Exclusion Armstrong Teasdale 9/28/2012
GM to Improve Electric Vehicle Range Varnum LLP 9/28/2012
National unions and Chamber of Commerce face off in Michigan Center for Public Integrity 9/28/2012
National Emission Standards for Storage Vessels, Equipment Leaks, and Closed Vent Systems Andrews Kurth LLP 9/28/2012
PCBs in Building Caulking – Beware the Enforcer Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/28/2012
Coming Soon: California's First Cap-and-Trade Auction McDermott Will & Emery 9/27/2012
Investment or Buyout of A123? Varnum LLP 9/27/2012
Another Hurdle for GHG Suits as Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court Ruling in Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Schiff Hardin LLP 9/27/2012
Law Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Exempt from Michigan Real Estate Transfer Tax Varnum LLP 9/27/2012
Michigan’s Homestead-Exemption Law for Bankruptcy Debtors Upheld Varnum LLP 9/26/2012
The Myths and Merits of MERS Andrews Kurth LLP 9/26/2012
Alleged Fraudulent Indcument + Unambiguous Contract = Defense Summary Judgment Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 9/26/2012
Aviation Law Alert - U.S. Aircraft Operators Possibly One Step Closer to Avoiding EU-ETS Requirements: Senate Passes SB 1956 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/26/2012
Holland Batteries to Power Fleet Vehicles Varnum LLP 9/26/2012
Holland Batteries to Power Fleet Vehicles Varnum LLP 9/25/2012
Asking FERC to open an investigation, Congressman questions investment decisions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/23/2012
Illinois Court Finds Coverage for Additional Insured Where None Exists for the Named Insured Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/23/2012
EPA Adds 12 Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund’s National Priorities List / Eight Other Sites Proposed To Be Added U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9/22/2012
Indiana Court Holds that Second-Tier Materialman May Not Invoke Personal Liability Notice Statute Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/22/2012
Western District To Decide Whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Are Exempt from Paying Michigan’s Real Estate Transfer Tax Varnum LLP 9/22/2012
When is Ensuing Loss Not Ensuing Loss? Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 9/21/2012
Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies the Implied Warranty of Habitability as it Applies to General Contractors and Subcontractors Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/21/2012
Minnesota Arguably Expands Coverage for Additional Insureds in the Construction Context Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/20/2012
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy News - September 2012 Varnum LLP 9/20/2012
Members' Tenants - In or Out? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/20/2012
Utility Owned Solar Projects Moving Forward Varnum LLP 9/19/2012
New Illinois Environmental Legislation September 2012 Schiff Hardin LLP 9/18/2012
New Jersey Construction Lien Law Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 9/18/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - September 17, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/17/2012
2012 Hurricane Season Provides Another Opportunity to Extend Eligible Permits Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 9/17/2012
Expanded California Use Tax Collection Requirement for Retailers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/17/2012
Horse Tracks as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/17/2012
Environmental Law Alert - Ohio Supreme Court Decision Finds Local Zoning Law is Applicable to Private Landfill Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/16/2012
Florida First District Court of Appeal Renders Important Decision Holding that Purchasers who Acquire Property with Knowledge of Contamination are Liable Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/14/2012
“Slam Dunk” Liability Defense Does Not Abrogate Duty to Defend Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 9/14/2012
Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/14/2012
Aviation Law Alert - Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) for Second Half of Calendar Year 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/14/2012
Michigan Community Awaits Changes That May Impact Liquor Control Code Varnum LLP 9/13/2012
SEC Adopts Disclosure Requirements for Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Pursuant to Dodd-Frank Andrews Kurth LLP 9/13/2012
Massachusetts Imposes Additional Restrictions on Residential Mortgage Foreclosures; May Now Require Loan Modification in Lieu of Foreclosure Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/12/2012
Broad new data security rule proposed for federal contractors Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/12/2012
Justice Department Alleges Environmental and Worker Safety Violations Continue to Plague Citgo's Texas Refinery Center for Public Integrity 9/9/2012
SEC Shines Light on Resource Extractor Payments McDermott Will & Emery 9/8/2012
Existing Cell Tower Leases are Gold Mines: How to Keep the Mine and Get the Gold Varnum LLP 9/8/2012
SEC Issues Risk Alert on Campaign Contributions and Pay-to-Play Prohibitions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/7/2012
Divided Appeals Court Vacates Air Transport Rule Targeted at Coal-Fired Power Plants McDermott Will & Emery 9/7/2012
LCC Adopts Policy Change on Concession Agreements Varnum LLP 9/6/2012
What You Need to Know About the New SEC Rule Requiring Additional Reporting by Resource Extraction Issuers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/4/2012
Park Dedicated in a Plat Cuts-off Riparian Rights Varnum LLP 9/3/2012
Farmers Pleased with Changes to Trucking Rules Varnum LLP 9/2/2012
President Obama Signs HEARTH Act Varnum LLP 9/2/2012
President Obama Issues Executive Order Promoting Increased Use of Combined Heat and Power Technology at Industrial Facilities Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/1/2012
Why Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Will Likely Be Held Unconstitutional By the Courts Varnum LLP 8/31/2012
Court Strikes Down EPA Overreaching – Again Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/30/2012
Possible Law Requiring Nonprofit Land Conservancies to Pay Property Taxes is a Bad idea Varnum LLP 8/28/2012
EPA to Extend Public Comment Period On Air Permit for Arecibo Waste to Energy Facility U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/26/2012
Appointment of Receiver Mandatory in Indiana, Notwithstanding Subordination Agreement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/25/2012
Clean Water Act Settlement Ensures That Boston Racetrack Addresses Wastewater and Stormwater Discharges U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/25/2012
D.C. Circuit Vacates CSAPR, Instructs USEPA to Continue Administering CAIR Schiff Hardin LLP 8/24/2012
Michigan’s Homestead-Exemption Law for Bankruptcy Debtors Upheld Varnum LLP 8/23/2012
Nuclear Regulator Announces Temporary Suspension of Licensing Decisions McDermott Will & Emery 8/23/2012
Sandbar Abuses – Don’t let the Cool Water Become Hot Water Varnum LLP 8/22/2012
Sixth Circuit to EPA: Decades of NSR Aggregation/Single Source Applicability Determinations Have Been Wrong Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/21/2012
Streamlined Liquor Control Code aims to help brewpub licensing process Varnum LLP 8/21/2012
U.S. EPA’s Regional Administrator honors new “green” AS-EPA office building / Top environmental official in islands for coral reef meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/20/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update August 20, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/20/2012
EPA Comments on We Energies Plan to Convert to Natural Gas at Valley Power Plant U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/19/2012
The Sixth Circuit rules on the deadline for completing action on a CAFA appeal and whether a third-party defendant may remove under CAFA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/19/2012
Using Workforce Development to Bring Jobs Back to the United States U.S. Department of Labor 8/18/2012
Boundary Disputes: Riparian Bottomlands Disputes, Part 2 Varnum LLP 8/18/2012
Parking – The Tail that Wags the Dog in Redevelopment Projects Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/18/2012
Bay Mills Indian Community Gets Green Light to Reopen Vanderbilt Casino Varnum LLP 8/17/2012
Lake Michigan Road End Beach Closed by Court Varnum LLP 8/16/2012
Court Catches Unsuspecting Policyholder in Property Insurance Traps Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 8/16/2012
Retail Did You Know? Retailers Under New Pressure Regarding Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/15/2012
Third Circuit vacates order granting the defendant leave to appeal an order remanding a class action case to state court where post-remand the state court dismissed the case Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/15/2012
Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert - The Michigan Supreme Court Addresses the Priority of Receivership Expenses in the Context of a Mortgage Foreclosure by Advertisement Proceeding Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/14/2012
Treasury Department Loosens Up Bonds for Development in Indian Country Varnum LLP 8/13/2012
EPA Announces Funding for Research to Improve Air Quality, Protect Health U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/12/2012
Hotels as Leased Assets Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/12/2012
Eradicating Fundamental Threats to Underground Coal Miners U.S. Department of Labor 8/12/2012
Biscayne Corridor Basin — Proposed Miami-Dade Sewer Construction Connection Charge Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/11/2012
Boundary Disputes in Michigan: "Dry-Land” Disputes, Part 1 Varnum LLP 8/11/2012
Treasury Department Loosens Up Bonds for Development in Indian Country Varnum LLP 8/11/2012
Low Income Housing Tax Credits considered part of Creditor’s Claim Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/11/2012
Latest Chapter in New York Market Manipulation Case: Court OKs Morgan Stanley’s $4.8 Million Settlement Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/10/2012
Michigan Energy: 25 x 25 Ballot Petitions Filed for November Vote Varnum LLP 8/9/2012
Florida Property Tax Notices Coming This Month…Is Yours Too High? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 8/9/2012
$7B in Contracting Opportunities for Renewable Energy Projects Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/9/2012
Caldwell Freight Lines to Pay $120,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/8/2012
Court Confirms That No Statutory or Common Law Landlord's Lien Exists Under Michigan Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/8/2012
Record Electricity Demands in Michigan Varnum LLP 8/8/2012
Court Upholds Key Use of Wetland Permit for Utility Lines, Denies Initial Challenges to Keystone Pipeline Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/8/2012
Managing Green Product Claims and Expectations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/7/2012
Provide the Electric Service and Keep the Money: The Latest Development in Bankruptcy Law Involving Payments Made to an Electric Supplier Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/7/2012
J-1 Interns and Trainees: What happened at Wyndham should stay at Wyndham Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/7/2012
Lake Michigan Road End Beach Closed by Court Varnum LLP 8/7/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - August 7, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/7/2012
Curiosity Safe on Mars, Forward Contracts Safe Under Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/6/2012
New Massachusetts Law Boosts Wind and Solar Energy Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/6/2012
Wind Energy Industry Will Be Affected by Recent Trade Decisions, Tax Policy McDermott Will & Emery 8/4/2012
Business Travelers Unprepared for the Unexpected Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/3/2012
How to Pay for the Club Makeover Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/2/2012
Court Holds Third Party Purchasers May Not Shorten Mortgage Foreclosure Redemption Period For Abandoned Properties Varnum LLP 8/2/2012
EEOC Sues Kanbar Property Management for Age Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/2/2012
Bankruptcy Court Holds Michigan Does Not Recognize A General Common Law Landlord’s Lien on Personal Property of Tenant Varnum LLP 8/2/2012
EPA, HUD, and DOT Partner with States to Meet Growth, Development Goals U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/1/2012
Why Michigan Utilities May Be Hostile to PPAs Varnum LLP 7/31/2012
EPA Stormwater Regulations Continue to Drift Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/27/2012
EPA Kicks Off Third Annual Energy Star National Building Competition U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7/27/2012
Dower - An Old Law With New Headaches McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 7/27/2012
300+ New England Buildings Compete in Energy Star National Building Competition U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7/27/2012
Boutique and Chic - An Olympian Task? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/26/2012
Pollution Pact in Wisconsin: U.S. EPA Issues Fines, Orders Upgrades at Coal-Fired Power Plants Center for Public Integrity 7/25/2012
Beware of Cell Tower “Lease Optimization” Varnum LLP 7/25/2012
U.S. Geological Survey Study Finds Toxins from Mountaintop Coal Mining Sites Center for Public Integrity 7/24/2012
Cottage Planning: Dealing with Estate Taxes, Part II Varnum LLP 7/24/2012
EPA to Review Technical Information on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for New Power Plants U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7/23/2012
U.S. Electrical Grid is Not Well Protected: Watchdog calls for better coordination in protecting the electricity supply against cyber threats. Center for Public Integrity 7/23/2012
Court Upholds Settlement in Saugatuck Dunes Lawsuit, Substantive Settlement Terms Not Adopted Varnum LLP 7/22/2012
2011 Farm Income Tax Planning Varnum LLP 7/21/2012
New Law Mandates E-Verify for Public Construction Projects in Pennsylvania Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/21/2012
Preventing Construction Falls U.S. Department of Labor 7/21/2012
Earnest Money - What Everyone Ought to Know Williams Kastner 7/20/2012
Selling Your Business - Retain Your Ability to Regain Control Until You're Fully Paid Williams Kastner 7/20/2012
Michigan Court Authorizes Receiver Sale of Real Property Free and Clear of Redemption Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/19/2012
Will Illinois Lenders Be Required to Include Interest Rates in Recorded Loan Documents? Much Shelist, P.C. 7/19/2012
Underwater Condos - They Have Their Own Considerations Before Deciding on a Short Sale or Other Option Williams Kastner 7/19/2012
No More Opting Out of Rule for Renovation of Buildings Containing Lead Paint Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/19/2012
Pennsylvania Enacts Mandatory E-Verify for Public Contractors Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/18/2012
US and Tennessee Announce Clean Water Act Agreement With the City Of Chattanooga U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7/18/2012
Lender Entitled to Leases, Rents and Tax Refunds Accruing Prior to Default Under Michigan Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/17/2012
Avoid Unnecessary Real Property Taxes When Buying an On-Going Business that Includes Real Estate in Ohio Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/15/2012
Feds Act on Black Lung Center for Public Integrity 7/15/2012
NJ Appellate Court Invalidates NJDEP Regulations for Exemption From The Industrial Site Recovery Act Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 7/13/2012
EU’s Highest Court Rejects Schenker’s Application For Intervention in Air-Cargo Cartel Appeals McDermott Will & Emery 7/11/2012
Restructuring the Condo Hotel Equity Model Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/9/2012
ACER and ESMA Publish Respective Consultations on REMIT and EMIR McDermott Will & Emery 7/9/2012
Sixth Circuit Issues “Final Chapter” on Electronic Registration System’s Role as Foreclosing Mortgagee in Michigan Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/8/2012
Is your Neighbor’s Dock on your Bottomlands? Equitably Apportioning Riparian Rights. Varnum LLP 7/8/2012
Michigan Appellate Court Allows Bank to Foreclose by Advertisement Varnum LLP 7/8/2012
Conviction for Largest Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud Keeps Small Business Programs Under the Microscope Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/7/2012
New Opportunity for Permit Extensions of "State of Emergency" in Florida Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 7/6/2012
Michigan: PLA Deja Vu All Over Again? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/6/2012
DC Appeals Court Upholds EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Rules Varnum LLP 7/4/2012
Club Membership Deposits in Bankruptcy Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/4/2012
EEOC Race Discrimination Case Against YRC/Yellow Transportation Ends with $11 Million Decree U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 7/3/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - July 2, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/2/2012
TCEQ “Compliance History” Rule Change to Affect Regulated Facilities in Texas 7/1/2012
Fracking Law Angers Locals: Pennsylvania's Legislature Passed a Law that Strips Local Zoning Authority Location of Fracking Wells. Center for Public Integrity 6/29/2012
New Texas Law Requires Entities with Condemnation Authority to Take Action or Lose Power Andrews Kurth LLP 6/28/2012
DOJ Extends Compliance Deadline for Means of Entry and Exit to Swimming Pools at Hotels and Other Public Accommodations Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/28/2012
Energy and Environmental Law Updates - June 24, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/25/2012
FERC Issues Long-Awaited Proposal To Replace Current Electric Quarterly Reporting Filing Process Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/24/2012
Ohio Governor Signs Legislation to Address Horizontal Drilling Issues Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/23/2012
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy News June 2012 Varnum LLP 6/21/2012
Lobbying Against Clean Air: Environmental Group Condemns Eight Utility Companies for Spending Millions to Lobby Against Pollution Controls Center for Public Integrity 6/21/2012
Homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. to Pay $741,000 Clean Water Act Penalty and Implement Company-Wide Stormwater Controls U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 6/20/2012
June 21 is Deadline for Public Comments About Michigan Permits for Road End Docks Varnum LLP 6/18/2012
Illinois Court Requires Insurance Carrier to Defend a Construction Defect Based on Negligent Misrepresentation Claim Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/17/2012
Michigan Court Narrowly Construes Indemnity Obligations of Subcontractor Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/16/2012
Non-Compliance With Home Improvement Contracts Act Not a Defense to a Meritorious Claim, Indiana Court Holds Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/16/2012
Indiana Supreme Court Decision Lists Circumstances Under Which a Construction Manager May be Held Liable for Injuries to a Subcontractor’s Employee Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/15/2012
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Eminent Domain Case von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/14/2012
Maryland Indemnity Deeds of Trust – A Closed Loophole? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/14/2012
Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/14/2012
New Landlord-Tenant Law Has Important Implications For Wisconsin Landlords von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/14/2012
Things I Picked Up In the Downturn Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/13/2012
Mortgage Holders Get a Boost Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/13/2012
Diesel Fumes Linked to Cancer: Diesel Engine Exhaust Earns 'carcinogenic' Label Center for Public Integrity 6/13/2012
Stevens Transport to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 6/9/2012
Something's Gotta Give - Hotel Management Agreements Continue to Spark Interest Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/9/2012
Section 263A Regulation Falters Under the Chevron Two-Step and Administrative Procedure Act McDermott Will & Emery 6/8/2012
Getting the Deal Done – Cities Can Help! Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/8/2012
Repositioning Your Florida Development by Substantially Reducing Transportation Mitigation Costs Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/8/2012
Airports — An Overlooked Opportunity Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/6/2012
Repositioning Golf Courses: Alternatives for Redevelopment of Golf Courses Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/6/2012
Miami 21: Development in Miami Under a Completely New Form Based Zoning Ordinance Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/4/2012
How Can a State of Emergency Declaration in Florida Benefit Your Land Development Investment? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/4/2012
WVDEP Secretary Addresses Shale Gas Permitting Delays Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/3/2012
EPA Updates Clean Air Act Standards for Flares and Process Heaters at Petroleum Refineries U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 6/2/2012
Coal Talk: Second ALJ Dismisses Late-Filed Penalty Petition Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/2/2012
Michigan Supreme Court to review Kim v JP Morgan Chase Varnum LLP 5/31/2012
Recent CEQA Legislation Streamlines Review for Green Building and Renewable Energy Projects Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/31/2012
Florida Distressed Real Estate: Practical Tips for Investors - Video Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 5/30/2012
Energy and Environmental Law Update - May 29, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/30/2012
Revised Draft Regulations Postpone Compliance with California’s Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/28/2012
Insurance Coverage for "Hidden" Mechanics' and Materialmen's Lien Claims in North Carolina is Disappearing Poyner Spruill LLP 5/28/2012
EU Commission Ready to Declare Maritime Transport a Sector Like Any Other Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/28/2012
FERC Denies Rehearing of Order No. 1000 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/27/2012
Renewable Energy Certificates: New Trading Platform McDermott Will & Emery 5/25/2012
Developing a Resort Membership Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/25/2012
Lenders Beware: Eleventh Circuit's Ruling in TOUSA Increases Fraudulent Transfer Risk Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/25/2012
Michigan Mining Developments: Copperwood Permit Issued Varnum LLP 5/24/2012
FERC Reiterates That It Lacks Authority to Compel Interconnection Between Oil Pipelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/24/2012
Priority Access on Interconnection Lines: FERC’s Policy Under Review Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/24/2012
Abuses in the Logistics Industry Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/21/2012
Energy and Environmental Law Update - May 20, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/21/2012
Adapting To Market Conditions: Joint-Venture Considerations For The Institutional Real Estate Investor And Its Legal Counsel Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/21/2012
Electric Cars: The Silent Killer Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/21/2012
Coca-Cola Hit with a $21 Million Distracted Driving Judgment Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/20/2012
New York ALJ Issues Novel Ruling Revising the 'Accrual Rule' on Change of Residence Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/20/2012
JOBS Act Update for Biofuels Companies Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/19/2012
Massachusetts House of Representatives Advances Foreclosure Legislation Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/19/2012
ADA Pool Lift Deadline Extended Until January 31, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/18/2012
Loan Modification Scammers Recruiting Lawyers Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission 5/18/2012
Wind Compact Looks at the Great Lakes Varnum LLP 5/18/2012
Virginia Supreme Court Requires Face-to-Face Meeting Prior to Commencing Foreclosures on FHA-Backed Loans Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/17/2012
TOUSA Appeal: 11th Circuit Reinstates Bankruptcy Court’s Fraudulent Transfer Opinion as Against All Defendants Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/16/2012
Seventh Circuit Holds Pay-if-Paid Provisions Are Not Void Under Indiana Public Policy: Construction Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/15/2012
Bankruptcy Court Delivers Next Chapter In Developing Law Regarding Post-Petition Lien Perfection By Subcontractors Poyner Spruill LLP 5/14/2012
Executive Travel on Corporate Aircraft—Strategies for Regulatory Compliance and Tax Efficiency McDermott Will & Emery 5/14/2012
FERC Denies Market-Based Rate Application Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/13/2012
Federal District Court Holds Customer of a Municipal Utility Entitled to Formal Opportunity to be Heard Prior to Disconnection Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/13/2012
Governmental Lake Boards – Can they be used to pursue a “new” project? Varnum LLP 5/12/2012
Sentencing Panel Amends Guidelines for Mortgage Fraud Ifrah Law 5/11/2012
Churches: Should You Renew that Cell Tower Lease? Not So Fast Varnum LLP 5/10/2012
Top 5 Concerns of Cottage Owners Varnum LLP 5/9/2012
Federal Agencies Move to Regulate Aspects of Hydraulic Fracturing Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/8/2012
Significant Changes to Michigan's Underground Storage Tank Program Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/8/2012
Electricity Industry May Escape Regulation Under New Swaps Rule McDermott Will & Emery 5/8/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - May 7, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/8/2012
Illinois Senate Passes Fracking Bill Schiff Hardin LLP 5/7/2012
Tax Exemption Ruling Defines Public Charity v. Business Interests Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/7/2012
Texas Ruling Could Expand the Scope of the Manufacturing Exemption from Sales or Use Tax to Equipment Used in Oil and Gas Extraction Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/6/2012
How to Prepare Your Cottage For Summer Varnum LLP 5/5/2012
Judge Reverses Own Decision to Extend the Texas Sales Tax Manufacturing Exemption to Include Oil and Gas Extraction Equipment Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/4/2012
EPA Issues Final Rule Targeting Air Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/3/2012
Preemption and Natural Gas Development: Who is the Decider? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/3/2012
MSHA Phases Out SR-100 Breathing Apparatus to Protect Miners U.S. Department of Labor 5/3/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update- April 29, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/30/2012
UK DECC Commissioned Report Recommends Hydraulic Fracturing in Britain McDermott Will & Emery 4/28/2012
Growth Management: DRI and Glitch Bills Signed by Florida Governor Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 4/27/2012
FERC Rules on Several Core Reliability Compliance Issues: New Orders Address Cybersecurity, Registration, and Contingency Planning Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/26/2012
Michigan Court of Appeals Issues Opinion Affecting Mortgages Foreclosed by Advertisement Varnum LLP 4/26/2012
Hess Corporation to Install $45 Million In Pollution Controls and Pay $850,000 Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at New Jersey Refinery U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/26/2012
IRS Releases 2012 Annual Inflation Factor and Reference Prices for Section 45 Production Tax Credits: Renewable Energy Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/25/2012
Energy and Environment Law and Regulatory Update - April 24, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/25/2012
New Air Emissions Standards for the Oil and Gas Industry Andrews Kurth LLP 4/25/2012
North Carolina Chicken Farm Fights NPDES Permit for Air Emissions Varnum LLP 4/25/2012
Method for Tax-Deferred Real Estate Investments Not Patentable, Notwithstanding Computer Limitations McDermott Will & Emery 4/25/2012
FERC Proposes to Adopt NAESB Standards for Demand Response and Energy Efficiency McDermott Will & Emery 4/24/2012
“What Do You Mean That I Can’t Foreclose My Mortgage and Sue the Guarantor at the Same Time? Since When?”: Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/24/2012
Seventh Circuit Decision May Spur Limited Revival of HAMP Claims Against Loan Servicers Much Shelist, P.C. 4/24/2012
Disclosure of EU Leniency Materials: English High Court Outlines the Boundaries of Document Disclosure McDermott Will & Emery 4/24/2012
FERC Investigates Market Manipulation and Imposes Major Civil Penalties Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/24/2012
Supreme Court of Missouri Upholds Lenders' Rights to Obtain Full Deficiency Judgment Armstrong Teasdale 4/23/2012
Texas Public Utility Commission "PUCT" Approves Proposals to Raise Energy Price Offer Caps McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2012
Illinois Mortgages Subject to Avoidance In Bankruptcy Absent Strict Adherence to Illinois Mortgage Statute: Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/23/2012
Rethinking the Membership Sell List Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/23/2012
Statements on EPA's Updated, Achievable Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Natural Gas U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/22/2012
Approvals Process Slows Development of Hydrokinetic Power in Michigan Varnum LLP 4/22/2012
FAA NCT Update Vedder Price 4/22/2012
EPA Releases Final Fracturing Air Rule McDermott Will & Emery 4/22/2012
EPA Issues Updated, Achievable Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Natural Gas U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/21/2012
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Lenders May Not Foreclose a Mortgage by Advertisement While Filing Suit Against Guarantors Varnum LLP 4/21/2012
Trading Aircraft Loans Utilizing LSTA Trade Forms Vedder Price 4/21/2012
Is Your Mortgage Lien Protected? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/21/2012
EPA Requires Wisconsin to Consider Combined-Cycle Turbines as Greenhouse Gas BACT Varnum LLP 4/20/2012
United Kingdom: Aircraft Repossession and Recovery Vedder Price 4/20/2012
Companies File Rehearing Requests on PJM Western Hub IBT Issue Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/19/2012
Energy and Environment Law and Regulatory Update - April 15, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/18/2012
New Michigan Air Rules Require Title V (ROP) Permits for Greenhouse Gases Varnum LLP 4/17/2012
DOE Announces Grant Program for Bio-Oils Research to Produce Renewable Transportation Fuels McDermott Will & Emery 4/17/2012
MA Senate Bill Would Revise Incentives for Renewable Energy Development Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/17/2012
Nord Pool Spot Chosen as First UK Virtual Power Hub McDermott Will & Emery 4/17/2012
Hydraulic Fracturing: Air Joins Water as Point of Contention McDermott Will & Emery 4/16/2012
$25 Billion Mortgage Fraud Settlement Marks Turning Point for Industry Ifrah Law 4/16/2012
EPA Proposes to Require Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Creates Uncertainty for the Future of Coal McDermott Will & Emery 4/15/2012
Michigan Senator Stabenow Seeks to Impact Renewable Energy Varnum LLP 4/15/2012
FERC Conditionally Accepts New Enforcement Mechanism for Electric Reliability Standards McDermott Will & Emery 4/14/2012
IRS: Value of Facility-Specific Power Purchase Agreement Capitalized into Basis of Wind Facility Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/13/2012
Drilling Down on Hydraulic Fracturing; EPA Dismisses "Emergency Powers" Claim in Latest Regulatory Twist McDermott Will & Emery 4/13/2012
How the EPA Aims to Kill Coal Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/12/2012
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission "FERC" Upholds Postage Stamp Cost Allocation Methodology Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/12/2012
It's official! Governor Scott has signed the extension of the Florida Distressed Condominium Relief Act into law Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 4/11/2012
New Title Insurance Designed Specifically for Energy Projects McDermott Will & Emery 4/11/2012
U.S. Announces Innovative Clean Air Agreement For Industrial Flares With Marathon Petroleum Company U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/10/2012
EPA Fines Violators of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/9/2012
More Wisconsin DNR Permit Streamlining: Piers, General Navigable Waterway Permits, and Environmental Permit Notice Procedures -- Governor Walker Signs 2011 Wisconsin Act 167 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/9/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - April 8, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/9/2012
Updates on Hydraulic Fracturing in Pennsylvania and New York McDermott Will & Emery 4/9/2012
Supreme Court Broadens the Types of Federal Agency Actions That Can Be Challenged in Court Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/8/2012
Trans-Atlantic Partnership for Electrical Storage Systems Varnum LLP 4/8/2012
Sackett v. EPA: Property Owners May Challenge EPA Orders Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/7/2012
Environmental groups sue EPA over lack of coal ash regulation Center for Public Integrity 4/7/2012
FERC Upholds Postage Stamp Cost Allocation Methodology Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/6/2012
Upper Big Branch Mine: After Two Years of Sorrow, A Reflection and a Promise U.S. Department of Labor 4/6/2012
D. C. District Court Trumps EPA on Clean Water Act Permitting Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/6/2012
Bill Criminalizing Sales Tax Skimming Software Passed by Florida Legislature - New York Bill Would Do the Same Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/6/2012
Treasury Department review of Solyndra loan was rushed, report says Center for Public Integrity 4/4/2012
Delaying the Compliance Date for Swimming Pool Lift Requirements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/4/2012
USGS Study Concludes Increased Seismicity May Be Attributable to Hydraulic Fracturing McDermott Will & Emery 4/4/2012
Employers Who Lease Property May Have Limited Rights to Oust Non-Employee Union Representative Handbillers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/3/2012
Cottage Planning: Dealing with Estate Taxes, Part 1 Varnum LLP 4/3/2012
Courts Reject NLRB’s Ruling That Arbitration Agreements Violate NLRA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/3/2012
Dealing With the Government -- Don't Be Left Holding the Bag Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/3/2012
Advertiser’s Challenge to Grand Rapids Township Sign Ordinance Dismissed Varnum LLP 4/2/2012
Energy and Environment Law and Regulatory Update - April 2, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/2/2012
Award of Attorneys’ Fees in Copyright Cases Not Beholden to Lodestar Method McDermott Will & Emery 4/2/2012
When Excessive Pollution Leads to Rapid Changes in Transportation Varnum LLP 4/2/2012
Recent Court Decisions May Affect Hydraulic Fracturing in New York and Ohio McDermott Will & Emery 4/1/2012
Coast Guard Issues Final Great Lakes Ballast Water Standards Varnum LLP 4/1/2012
Supreme Court Allows Judicial Review of EPA Administrative Orders Under the Clean Water Act - But How Much Will It Help? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/31/2012
EPA Proposes First Carbon Pollution Standard for Future Power Plants/Achievable standard is in line with investments already being made and will inform the building of new plants moving forward U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 3/31/2012
Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning for the Family Farm Varnum LLP 3/31/2012
Standards of Performance for Carbon Dioxide Emissions from New Electric Utility Generating Units Schiff Hardin LLP 3/31/2012
Clearing the Way for Innovation in Orlando Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/30/2012
11th Circuit Upholds $1.7 Million Verdict Against Carpenters Union Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/30/2012
EPA's Attempt to Expand Authority over Dredge-and-Fill Permitting Rejected Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/30/2012
National Cooperative Refinery Association to Pay $700,000 in Penalties for Violations at Kansas Refinery and Storage Facility U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 3/30/2012
New Michigan Law Defines Lake Access Rights at Road-Ends Varnum LLP 3/29/2012
Insurers Have No Duty to Defend Additional Insured General Contractor for Post-Construction Defect Claims Because Policies Limited Coverage to Insured Subcontractor's "Ongoing Operations" Williams Kastner 3/29/2012
Additional Reporting Requirements Imposed on Wholesale Generators by NYPSC with Comments Solicited on Reporting Form Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/28/2012
Pro-Business Environmental Permitting Process Bill HB503 on its Way to Florida Governor for Approval Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/28/2012
Supreme Court to U.S. EPA: No Bullying Allowed Under Clean Water Act Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/27/2012
Energy and Environment Legislative and Regulatory Update - March 26, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/27/2012
Michigan Environmental Clean-Up "CSI" Report Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/27/2012
Italy: Senate Approves Draft Revision of Restrictions to PV Plants on Agricultural Ground McDermott Will & Emery 3/26/2012
Scope of Indiana’s Personal Liability Notice Statute Mirrors Mechanic’s Lien Statute Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/25/2012
FERC Imposes Additional Conditions on NERC's "Find, Fix, Track and Report" Enforcement Process Schiff Hardin LLP 3/25/2012
Revised ADA Standards for Accessible Design Go Into Effect Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/25/2012
Regulated Bidding for Emissions Allowances Under Phase Three of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme McDermott Will & Emery 3/24/2012
Digital Haves vs. Have Nots: Poverty Stretches the Digital Divide Center for Public Integrity 3/24/2012
Supreme Court Allows Pre-Enforcement Judicial Review of USEPA Administrative Compliance Orders Under the Clean Water Act "CWA" Schiff Hardin LLP 3/24/2012
Indiana Court Holds Surety Liable on Performance Bond Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/24/2012
Is a Resigned Member Still a Member? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/24/2012
New Bill Seeks to Automatically Debar and Significantly Restrict Contingency Contractors Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/23/2012
Indiana Tax Court: No “Per Se” Tax Exemption for Assisted Living Providers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/23/2012
EPA Issues 2012 Construction General Permit Without Numeric Turbidity Limit; Hosts Webinar to Introduce Permit Changes Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/22/2012
OSHA Fines Double for FY 2011 Asst. Secretary Claims They Are “Still Quite Low” Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/22/2012
FERC Grants NERC Enforcement Discretion over Low-Risk Violations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/22/2012
FERC Permits Zero Penalties for Minor NERC Infractions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/21/2012
Judicial Review of EPA's Cross State Air Pollution Rule - What to Expect Next Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/21/2012
U.S. Department of Justice Postpones ADA Requirements for Swimming Pools and Spas Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/21/2012
The Ever Expanding Reach of Michigan’s Construction Lien Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/20/2012
Energy and Environment Update - March 20, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/20/2012
Liquor License Renewal 2012: Are You Ready? Varnum LLP 3/20/2012
FERC Order Appears to Find Most PJM Internal Bilateral Transactions Improper Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/19/2012
Florida Businesses and Industries to Benefit From 2012 Energy Policy, Environmental & Growth Management Legislation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/19/2012
Senate Democrats Insist That They Need a Little “RESPECT;” Seek to Narrow Definition of “Supervisor” Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/18/2012
What Can a Cottage Plan Do for Me? Varnum LLP 3/17/2012
Update! Rumors of the Premature Death of the Distressed Condominium Relief Act Greatly Exaggerated Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/16/2012
Time is on Your Side - ADA Pool Lift Regulations Suspended for 60 Days for Existing Pools Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/16/2012
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - NJDEP Rule Provides Relief from Environmental Regulatory Requirements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/15/2012
Transporting Patient Covered Under Professional and Auto Liability Policies Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 3/15/2012
Protecting Your Rights as an Additional Insured: Why a Certificate of Insurance Is Not Enough Much Shelist, P.C. 3/14/2012
Mitigating Green Building Risks Through Green Building Contracts Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/14/2012
FERC and Constellation Energy Commodities Group Settle Investigation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/13/2012
PIP Legislation Passes in the Florida House and Senate Fowler White Boggs P.A. 3/13/2012
Will a Moratorium on Confined Animal Feeding Operations Ever Get Through the Indiana General Assembly? Northeastern University School of Law 3/13/2012
Energy and Climate Debate - Legislative and Regulatory Update March 11, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/12/2012
The Noise Over ADA Pool Lifts is a Distraction from the More Time Sensitive Issues Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/11/2012
Selling/Acquiring Distressed Real Estate In Florida: A White Paper on the Advantages and Disadvantages of Six Alternatives, Including Contract and Due Diligence Considerations Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/10/2012
Refinery in Coffeyville, Kan., to Pay Almost $1M Civil Penalty for Environmental Violations Related to Air Emissions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 3/10/2012
EPA Issues 2011 Fuel Economy Trends Report/Fuel economy edges to record high as carbon pollution levels drop to new low U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 3/10/2012
EPA Seeks Comment on Minor Reinterpretation of Rules on PCBs in Building Materials Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/10/2012
Governor Signs Wetlands Reform Bill: 2011 Wisconsin Act 118 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/10/2012
New Jersey Appellate Court Resurrects COAH (Council on Affordable Housing) Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/9/2012
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds That The Absolute Pollution Exclusion Is Applicable To Bat Guano von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/9/2012
Non-EU Countries Oppose Inclusion of Emissions from Airlines in EU ETS McDermott Will & Emery 3/8/2012
Increasing Offshore Wind Projects: A Focus on Regulatory Authority Florida Coastal School of Law 3/8/2012
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Adopts “Waiver Rule" Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/8/2012
Legislation Proposed in State of Michigan to Declare Solvency Covenants of Non-Recourse Loans Unenforceable: Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/7/2012
FERC Rejects Charges to GFAs for New Regional Transmission Project Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/6/2012
Urban Waters Federal Partnership Launches Ambassadors Program to Support Revitalizing Urban Waterways in U.S. Communities / First Ambassador Selected; Will Help Coordinate Los Angeles River Watershed Project U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 3/6/2012
Real Property Tax Complaints and the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Ohio Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/6/2012
Senator Bingaman Introduces Clean Electricity Standard McDermott Will & Emery 3/5/2012
DOJ Goes After Smaller Fraudsters, Lets Big Fish Escape Ifrah Law 3/5/2012
USEPA Proposes to Retain Current GHG Thresholds in Step 3 of the Tailoring Rule Schiff Hardin LLP 3/5/2012
FCC’s Cell Tower Zoning Shot Clock Orders Varnum LLP 3/5/2012
Long-Delayed Diesel Study Published Center for Public Integrity 3/5/2012
Energy & Clean Tech Connections - Recent Washington D.C. Updates Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/4/2012
EPA Requests Comment on 17th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 3/3/2012
Ensuring That Your Commercial Real Estate is Properly Assessed for 2012 in Light of Current Property Values - Wisconsin Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/3/2012
Tax-Exempt Financing Opportunity for Private Sector Borrowers (Hurricane Ike Bonds) Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/1/2012
FERC Requests Comments on Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/1/2012
FERC Reaffirms Merger Policy; Does Not Adopt DOJ/FTC 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines McDermott Will & Emery 3/1/2012
FAA Publishes Proposed Policy Clarification Regarding Non-Citizen Trusts: Permitted, but Conditioned Vedder Price 3/1/2012
Standards for Business Practices for Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/29/2012
FERC Decides to Retain Existing Merger Review Policies Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/28/2012
Energy and Environment Update Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/28/2012
FERC Orders Prior Authorization for a Subcategory of Locational Exchanges of Power Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/27/2012
Major Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling: Uninsured Motorists Can Sue for Wage Loss and Medical Expenses Foley, Cognetti, Comerford, Cimini & Cummins 2/27/2012
China’s MOFCOM to Review Merger in Gas Market McDermott Will & Emery 2/27/2012
Dealing with the Wild Side of Renewable Energy Development - Video Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/26/2012
WVDEP Holds Workshop on Compliance with New Horizontal Gas Well Law Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/25/2012
Property Tax Assessment Notices Require Careful Attention Varnum LLP 2/24/2012
New Requirements on Construction Site Stormwater Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/24/2012
Down to the Wire – Will There be an Extension of The Florida Distressed Condominium Relief Act? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 2/22/2012
Energy and Environment Update, February 19, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/21/2012
Antitrust Inspections in The Energy Exchange Market McDermott Will & Emery 2/20/2012
Contractual Good Faith: Having Rights Doesn't Necessarily Mean You Can Use Them Much Shelist, P.C. 2/20/2012
MSRB Proposes Limits on Underwriter Consents to Indenture Amendments Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/19/2012
Key Energy-Related Tax Provisions in the 2013 Budget Proposal McDermott Will & Emery 2/19/2012
FERC Reaffirms Policy for Assessing Horizontal Market Power Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/18/2012
FERC Addresses Uncertainty Around Simultaneous Locational Exchanges Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/17/2012
Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) for First Half of Calendar Year 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/17/2012
Landlords' Rights in Chapter 11: Protecting Your Post-Petition Rent Stream Much Shelist, P.C. 2/17/2012
Military Wastewater Treatment System Generates Energy Varnum LLP 2/16/2012
Administrative Order Impacting Foreclosure Litigation Fowler White Boggs P.A. 2/15/2012
Has the Nuclear Renaissance Finally Begun? McDermott Will & Emery 2/15/2012
Senator Levin Obtains Additional Funds for Michigan Dredging Projects Varnum LLP 2/15/2012
Pennsylvania Passes Comprehensive Amendments to Oil and Gas Laws Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/15/2012
High Court of England and Wales Rules Emissions Allowances to be Treated as Property McDermott Will & Emery 2/15/2012
Audit Evaluates Compliance with Accounting and Reporting Regulations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/13/2012
Equity vs. Non-Equity Club Dynamics Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/12/2012
Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Update: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on PACE Financing; Public Comment Sought Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/11/2012
Cell Tower Emissions (or RF Radiation) Part II Varnum LLP 2/10/2012
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Nonmetallic Mining Ordinance is not a Zoning Ordinance Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/9/2012
Pizza Delivery Driver's Accident Uncovered Because Insured Failed to List All of its Businesses Williams Kastner 2/9/2012
States Added to Coverage Under the Transport Rule Excused from Compliance Schiff Hardin LLP 2/8/2012
New Lakers Will Have Latest Emissions Scrubbing Technology Varnum LLP 2/7/2012
Q&A / Exploring Global Opportunities: Challenges and Resources for Midwest Companies Much Shelist, P.C. 2/7/2012
FERC Staff Proposes Process on Advising EPA on Extension Requests Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/7/2012
Report Recommends Great Lakes Separation to Address Asian Carp Varnum LLP 2/6/2012
Yes Auditors, Our Legislation Encourages “Deadhead” Travel Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/6/2012
Maryland Poised to Develop Offshore Wind Resources McDermott Will & Emery 2/6/2012
Presidential Commission Recommends Nuclear Waste Management and Funding Reforms McDermott Will & Emery 2/5/2012
EPA Offers a Regulatory Reprieve to Great Lakes Steamships Varnum LLP 2/5/2012
Avoiding Pitfalls in Home Mortgage Foreclosures: Recent Changes to Michigan Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/5/2012
Landlords and Tenants: Tips to Maximize Office Leasing Much Shelist, P.C. 2/3/2012
More Plat-Created Headaches for Michigan Waterfront Property Owners Varnum LLP 1/30/2012
Italian Government Stops Incentives for Ground-Mounted PV plants on Agricultural Lands McDermott Will & Emery 1/30/2012
Loophole in Senate Bill May Create Nuclear Risks Center for Public Integrity 1/30/2012
Ozarks Electric Cooperative Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/29/2012
Texas Commission Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals McDermott Will & Emery 1/29/2012
Cell Tower Emissions (or Radiation) - the Law Varnum LLP 1/28/2012
Henry Gifford’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Green Building Council Dismissed Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/27/2012
Avoiding an Uncapping of Property Taxes: Klooster v. City of Charlevoix Varnum LLP 1/26/2012
Michigan Initiates 2011 Ballast Water Reporting Program Varnum LLP 1/25/2012
LEED 101: A Look at the Proposed LEED Update – LEED 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/24/2012
Sanctions Imposed on Qui Tam Counsel for Failing to Meet Ethical Standards Relating to the Use of Privileged Documents Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/23/2012
Real Estate Development Dispute Over Copyright in Engineering Plans - State Court or Federal Court? Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/23/2012
What is an LLC and How Does an LLC Work? Varnum LLP 1/23/2012
Damage Caused By Water-Borne Debris Beyond Flood and Wave Exclusion in Homeowner's Policy Williams Kastner 1/20/2012
States Slow to Act Against New England Polluters Center for Public Integrity 1/17/2012
Here We Go Again: Another Attempt at Recovery for Ratepayers Resulting from KeySpan-Morgan Stanley Swap Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/17/2012
Washington Covenant Judgment Scrutinized and Greatly Reduced Williams Kastner 1/17/2012
Congress Passes New Bill Aimed at Pipeline Safety Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/16/2012
New Federal Excise Tax Rates: New FET Rate Will Apply to Certain Aircraft Operators Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/15/2012
Wyoming: Work at Your Own Risk Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/15/2012
EC to Regulate Market Abuse in Wholesale Power and Natural Gas Transactions McDermott Will & Emery 1/15/2012
Top 12 Energy Issues for 2012 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/14/2012
Michigan Riparian Rights: 2000 Baum Family Trust v Babel Varnum LLP 1/14/2012
Default Judgment Is Not Available In Actions To Quiet Title Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/13/2012
SEC Adopts Revised Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors Andrews Kurth LLP 1/13/2012
Equity vs. Non-Equity Club Dynamics Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/12/2012
Regulatory Update: SEC Adopts Final Rules Defining "Accredited Investor" Consistent with Dodd-Frank Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/11/2012
Insurance for 50 Years? Check Cell Tower Leases. Varnum LLP 1/7/2012
West Virginia Enacts Comprehensive Horizontal Gas Wells Statute Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/6/2012
FERC Imposes Conditions on Proposed Duke-Progress Merger Poyner Spruill LLP 1/3/2012
Cell Tower Leases – What Does Your Bank Say? Varnum LLP 1/1/2012
Energy Center Planned for Site TBD on Muskegon Lake Varnum LLP 12/31/2011
Europe’s Cargo Theft Troubles: Risk Atlas Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/30/2011
Thirteen NC Counties Set to Revalue in 2012 Poyner Spruill LLP 12/29/2011
Joint Tenancy and Cottage Ownership Varnum LLP 12/29/2011
Governor Signs Law Preempting Municipal Landlord/Tenant Regulations Limiting Certain Landlord Rights Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/29/2011
Payoff Statements and Short-Pay Statements Poyner Spruill LLP 12/28/2011
No Countervailing Duties on Chinese Imports: Possibility of Refunds Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/28/2011
Michigan Retirement Facilities May Now Qualify for Liquor License Varnum LLP 12/27/2011
MSHA Announces Results of November Impact Inspections U.S. Department of Labor 12/26/2011
EEOC Sues Midwest ISO for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/26/2011
Michigan Coal Plant(s) Off the Table Varnum LLP 12/26/2011
Polluters in Your Area Center for Public Integrity 12/25/2011
D.C. Circuit Upholds Rule Change by National Mediation Board Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/20/2011
CEQ Issues Draft Guidance to Promote Efficient NEPA Environmental Reviews Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/20/2011
Treasury Clarifies 5 Percent Safe Harbor Ownership Guidelines for Section 1603 Grants for Renewable Energy Projects McDermott Will & Emery 12/19/2011
Mercury Falling: Groundbreaking Power Plant Emissions Rule Imminent Center for Public Integrity 12/18/2011
Centro Properties Group Reorganizes: One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Australian Restructurings Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/17/2011
Paper Mill Air Pollution Standards 25 Years Out of Date, Environmental Groups Sue EPA Center for Public Integrity 12/16/2011
The New Jersey Supreme Court Extends The Powerful New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act To Foreclosures Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 12/14/2011
Status Updates Help Burglars Pick Their Prey Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/13/2011
Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS): A Twenty First Century Creation Navigating An Eighteenth Century Legal System University of South Carolina School of Law 12/13/2011
Condo Relief -- Extension of the Florida Distressed Condominium Relief Act ? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/12/2011
Act Now to Secure Your Florida HB 7207 Development Order and Permit Extensions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/12/2011
Transit Pass and Vanpool Benefits to Shrink to $125 Per Month in 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2011
Contractors will not be Punished for Using a Sample Form in the Washington Mechanics’ Lien Statute: Common Sense Prevails Williams Kastner 12/10/2011
As Congress Tries to Wrest Control from Agencies, Questions on Safety and Health for Citizens Center for Public Integrity 12/10/2011
Commission Orders BPA to Provide Comparable Transmission Access Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/10/2011
To Golf or Not to Golf? That is the Residential Developer Question Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/9/2011
Task Force Established by President Obama Releases Final Strategy for Reversing Deterioration of Gulf Ecosystem/USDA $50 million financial assistance for restoration projects announced as Task Force efforts shift from planning to action U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12/7/2011
Charting Supply Chain Risk in China – It’s Worse Than in Japan Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/6/2011
Google, Microsoft Assume Roles of Judge, Jury and Executioner on the Web Ifrah Law 12/6/2011
Lead-Based Paint: What Lenders Should Know About Pre-1978 Housing Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/4/2011
DNR Receives Petition to Adopt Rules on Silica Air Emissions Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/3/2011
Co-Ownership of Real Property – Your Co-Owner’s Fortunes Can Affect Your Own. Williams Kastner 12/2/2011
Limits on Mercury and Soot Could Save Billions, Improve Public Health, Studies Say Center for Public Integrity 11/27/2011
Flash Mobs and Black Friday: Retailers Prepare! Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/25/2011
The Cap-Ex Dilemma Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/23/2011
EPA Proposes Changes to Underground Storage Tank Regulations Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 11/22/2011
Your Bed Bug Response Plan Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/21/2011
Housing Crisis to Deepen? Millions More Homes at 'Imminent Risk of Default' Study Says Center for Public Integrity 11/21/2011
The Top 10 Construction Risks Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/20/2011
China’s First Merger Control Decision Approving a Joint Venture—GE & Shenhua 11/20/2011
Inexperience and Unproven Products: The Risks of Sustainable Construction Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/19/2011
Buyers and Sellers and Brokers -- Oh My! Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/13/2011
Recent Baylake Bank Case Questions a City’s Ability to Enforce Development Agreement Penalties as Taxes Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/10/2011
Design Professionals’ Lawsuit Challenging LEED Certification System Dismissed Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/10/2011
Good News, Bad News On Prevailing Wages In Ohio Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/9/2011
Subcontractors Performing Work on Public Construction Projects in Illinois Must Satisfy Additional Notice Requirements to Perfect Claims on Bonds and Letters of Credit Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/9/2011
Michigan and Indiana Courts Address Mortgage and Construction Lien Priorities Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/8/2011
FAA Scrutinizes Non-Citizen Trusts Vedder Price 11/7/2011
How Can a State of Emergency Declaration in Florida Benefit Your Land Development Investment? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/7/2011
Allegations of Conspiracy to Fix Prices in Ohio Rock Salt Duopoly Flunk "Plausibility" Analysis Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/6/2011
Nebraska May Trip Up Pipeline: Canadian Company that Wants to Build Oil Pipeline Through Six States Increases Lobbying in Nebraska and Washington, D.C. Center for Public Integrity 11/6/2011
California's High Speed Rail Project: Business Plan Released Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/6/2011
Reregistering Vessels After Foreclosure Sale Vedder Price 11/2/2011
HS Football Playoffs = Use of Charter Buses Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/1/2011
New Proposed Regulation § 1.67-4 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/31/2011
No Need To Record An Assignment Of A Deed Of Trust Prior To Foreclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/30/2011
Prison Time and Export Controls: University Professor's Case Illustrates Dangers of Ignoring Export Compliance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/29/2011
Trade Commission Likely to Play Growing Role in U.S. Renewable Energy Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/28/2011
OFAC, BIS Double Up Flow Serve: What the Flowserve Settlement Says About Corporate Compliance Programs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/28/2011
Fifth Circuit Vacates Intrastate Pipeline Posting Requirements Under FERC Order Nos. 720 and 720-A Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/28/2011
Are Your Concealed Carry Signs and Employee Policies in Place? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/27/2011
Obama Housing Plan Gets Faint Praise Center for Public Integrity 10/26/2011
Florida Condominium Developers’ Potential Liabilities for Construction Defects Upon Association Turnover Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/25/2011
Tic Wyoming Agrees To Pay $135,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/25/2011
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That Bad Foreclosure = Bad Title For Bona Fide Purchaser Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/25/2011
The Amended 2011 Finance Act (France) McDermott Will & Emery 10/23/2011
Illinois’ Not-So-Unique Struggle: Property Tax Exempt Status for Not-for-Profit Hospitals Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/23/2011
Dispelling the Myth of MERS as a "Sham" Beneficiary Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/21/2011
GOP Candidates in Foreclosure Capital Say Government Not the Solution to Crisis Center for Public Integrity 10/19/2011
Inside Countrywide, a ‘Counseling Meeting’ Then Termination Center for Public Integrity 10/18/2011
HUD Revamps FHA Lending Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/18/2011
Environmental Law Alert - EPA Issues New Guidance for Certain CERCLA Landowner Liability Protections Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/17/2011
The Perils of a Highway Bill -Boehner, Others Want New Road Spending, but Watch Out for Special Interests Center for Public Integrity 10/16/2011
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Issues Draft Guidance on the Aggregation of Air Sources Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/15/2011
New Change To Required Language For Foreclosure Notices Under California Civil Code § 2924c Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/15/2011
'Occupy Wall Street' Aims Ire at Foreclosures Center for Public Integrity 10/14/2011
California's High Speed Rail Project: Still on Track for 2012 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/14/2011
IRS Guidance on Travel Armstrong Teasdale 10/13/2011
The Top Five Real Estate Traps in M&A Transactions McDermott Will & Emery 10/13/2011
Solar Energy Is Viable For Office Properties Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 10/11/2011
Common Attornment Provision Held Ineffective After Master Lease and Sublease Rejected in Bankruptcy by Debtor-Sublandlord Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/10/2011
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Announces December 8, 2011 Permitting Deadline Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/8/2011
Governor Corbett Outlines Plan for New Standards, Fees on Shale Drilling Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/7/2011
Ninth Circuit Declares that “The King” Is Dead (in Copyright Cases) McDermott Will & Emery 10/6/2011
California AB 32's Cap-And-Trade Program Developments Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/6/2011
New York Issues Draft Fracking Regulations for Public Comment Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/4/2011
7 Ways to Manage Vacant Buildings Risks Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/1/2011
CMBS 2.0: An Overview of Changes and Challenges Andrews Kurth LLP 9/30/2011
The Passenger Bus Safety Inspection Strike Force Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/29/2011
Guess Who May be the Best PURCHASER for Your Club? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/27/2011
Mortgage Industry to Face Centralized Repository for State Regulatory Enforcement Actions - Deadline for Comments is September 20, 2011 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/27/2011
Business Interruption Claims in the Hospitality Industry Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/26/2011
The Changing Landscape of the Business Records Exception under Florida Law and its Impact on Florida Foreclosures Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/25/2011
Shelved Ozone Standard Would Have Had Modest Impact on Business, Politics Center for Public Integrity 9/25/2011
Model Representations and Warranties and Dispute Resolution in CMBS 2.0; Rule 17g-7 Andrews Kurth LLP 9/25/2011
New GHG Regulations for Minor Sources Create Major Regulatory Challenges 9/24/2011
Executive Fired, Vindicated. Mortgage Industry Tanks, Fraud Continues at Countrywide Center for Public Integrity 9/24/2011
Top 10 Concealed Carry Questions and Answers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/23/2011
Countrywide Protected Fraudsters by Silencing Whistleblowers, Say Former Employees Center for Public Integrity 9/22/2011
Too Little, Too Late For Plaintiff's Fraud-Based Mortgage Lawsuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/21/2011
House Republicans Scrutinizing Decisions Benefiting Obama Donors Center for Public Integrity 9/21/2011
Court Rejects Immunity Argument In Dispute Over Sewer Overflow Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/20/2011
A Liquid Layer Solution for the Grid U.S. Department of Energy 9/20/2011
Indiana Court of Appeals Rejects Tort Claims Acts Arguments In Dispute Over City Sewer Line Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/20/2011
Adjusting to China's Role in Global Hospitality Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/19/2011
Administration Technology Experts Slow to See Threats from Wireless Network Center for Public Integrity 9/18/2011
EEOC Sues Owner of California McDonald's for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/18/2011
Now Is the Time to Reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program- NFIP Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/18/2011
President Obama Returns Ozone Rule to EPA Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/18/2011
Mortgage Industry Whistleblower Wins Case Against Bank of America Center for Public Integrity 9/17/2011
New U.S. Government Trade Initiative with the Middle East McDermott Will & Emery 9/17/2011
Former EPA Fugitive Sentenced to More than Seven Years in Prison for Asbestos Training Scam U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9/17/2011
Obama Administration Withdraws Draft Ozone Ambient Air Quality Standards and Reinstates 2008 Standards Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/16/2011
Lenders and Loan Servicers Take Note: You Must Now Secure and Maintain Vacant Buildings Under New Chicago Ordinance Much Shelist, P.C. 9/16/2011
Tenth Circuit Holds that "Forced Sellers" Resulting From a Squeeze Out Merger Lack Standing to Assert Claims Under Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) the Securities Act of 1933 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/15/2011
Corrected Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) For Second Half Of Calendar Year 2011 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/15/2011
WVDEP’S Emergency Rules On Horizontal Gas Wells Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/15/2011
Fuel Efficiency Standards of the Future Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/14/2011
Solyndra Investigation Expands as Agents Visit Executives’ Homes Center for Public Integrity 9/11/2011
9/11 Security Flaws Remain: Congressional Reform and Inoperability Still Plagued by Systematic Problems Center for Public Integrity 9/9/2011
Congressional Hearing to Focus on Obama Administration Loan to Failed Energy Firm Center for Public Integrity 9/8/2011
The California Court Of Appeal Again Rejects A Claim For Wrongful Foreclosure At The Pleading Stage Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/4/2011
Lanham Act Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in the Absence of Damages McDermott Will & Emery 9/2/2011
IHS Report Says EPA Greenhouse Gas Formula Flawed Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/1/2011
Due Diligence: What Does That Mean in Real Estate Deals? Williams Kastner 8/31/2011
U.S. Geological Survey Releases New Assessment of Marcellus Gas Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/30/2011
Risk to Nuclear Plants in Hurricane's Path May Not be What You Think -Industry Watchdogs Concerned About Power Supplies to Reactors Center for Public Integrity 8/29/2011
Fourth Fire this Year Strikes Refinery that Relies on Toxic Acid Center for Public Integrity 8/28/2011
Zoning Unique to 70-Acre Parcel Not Spot Zoning Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/28/2011
IRS Issues Final Regulations on Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/28/2011
Antitrust Agriculture Update: Mushroom Grower Direct Purchaser Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 8/27/2011
Aviation Alert - Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) For Second Half Of Calendar Year 2011 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/27/2011
The Murky Future of Stormwater Numeric Standards Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/26/2011
A Case Where CEQA Worked Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/26/2011
Indiana Appeals Court Finds Appeal of Ordinance Violation Not Moot Even After Fine Is Paid Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/25/2011
New Regime in France for Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic Panels McDermott Will & Emery 8/24/2011
Technology and Security--Too Much of a Good Thing? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/24/2011
What are the Risks of an Earthquake Beneath a Reactor Near You? Center for Public Integrity 8/23/2011
Bed Bug Insurance Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/22/2011
Foreign Responses To Climate Change May Impose Carbon Footprint On US Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/22/2011
NYC Condo Refinance Collapses Because There Was No "Meeting of the Minds" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/22/2011
The Basics of Hotel Security - The Same, But Different Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/21/2011
“Dashboard” Mark Merely Descriptive of Automotive Information Services McDermott Will & Emery 8/21/2011
Mandatory Residential Club Memberships - Strategies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/21/2011
Construction Arbitration Clause Calling for Expanded Judicial Review Must be Explicit and Unambiguous Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/20/2011
Federal Fracking Response Could be Years Away Center for Public Integrity 8/20/2011
Understanding Security--Where Does All the Hotel Guest Data Go? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/19/2011
NJDEP Releases Final Rules for Its Site Remediation Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/18/2011
Power NY Act of 2011 Swings the Door Open for Renewable Development Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/17/2011
Green Groups Challenge EPA's Air Pollution Exemption for Biomass Power Plants Center for Public Integrity 8/17/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes $102 Million Loan Guarantee to Record Hill Wind, LLC for Maine Wind Project U.S. Department of Energy 8/17/2011
Green Building Risks - What You Need to Know Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/16/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes a $967 Million Loan Guarantee to Support the Agua Caliente Solar Project U.S. Department of Energy 8/13/2011
Money, Money, Money...Money Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/13/2011
NLRB in Battle Against S.C. Boeing Workers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/13/2011
Asbestos Litigation Case Questions Safety in the Workplace Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/12/2011
Avoid Unnecessary Real Property Taxes Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/12/2011
S&P not shy about using its clout politically Center for Public Integrity 8/12/2011
EPA Announces Top Contenders in Energy Star National Building Competition / In the first six months of the competition, participants saved more than $3.7 million on utility bills U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/12/2011
Swift Faces Class Action Over Background Checks Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/12/2011
U.S. Advisory Group on Fracking has Abundant Ties to Energy Industry Center for Public Integrity 8/11/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Delivers Win for Hospital Systems with Offsite Facilities Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/10/2011
White House Announces First Ever Oil Savings Standards for Heavy Duty Trucks, Buses/Saving $50 billion in fuel costs and over 500 million barrels of oil U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/10/2011
Partial “Dirt-for-Debt” Plans in Chapter 11: the “Indubitable Equivalence” Debate Poyner Spruill LLP 8/10/2011
Q&A on Post-Catastrophe Fraud Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/9/2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces measures to improve Whistleblower Protection Program U.S. Department of Labor 8/7/2011
Aviation Alert - Congress Extends FAA Authorization Through Mid-September 2011 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/6/2011
Club Membership Deposits - from Gold to Paper Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/5/2011
Republicans Adopt A More Nuanced Fight Against Wall St. Reform Law Center for Public Integrity 8/1/2011
Department of Energy Cites Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Violations U.S. Department of Energy 7/30/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses Issues Concerning the Default Judgment Statute, the Direct Action Statute, and Personal Liability for Corporate Officers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/29/2011
Hotel Sector Looks Up! Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/24/2011
Presumptive Prejudice to Sureties Defeats Owners' Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/24/2011
Oil & Gas Activities – Agencies are “Up-in-the-Air” on Air Regulations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/21/2011
Insurance Issues in the Litigation and Settlement of Construction-Related Claims: Some Practical Thoughts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/20/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reverses Covenant von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/20/2011
Thinking About Storage Options for Your Corn Crop? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/19/2011
Is this a Security? Tamer Salameh, et al, Plaintiffs v. Tarsadia Hotels Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/19/2011
Wisconsin and Ohio Appellate Courts Hold That Governmental Immunity Defense Bars Tort Claims Against Governmental Units and Government Contractor Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/18/2011
Texas Enacts the Texas Assignment of Rents Act 7/18/2011
Environment Nearly one-third of U.S. cars won't be ready for 2013 switch to anti-pollution technology Center for Public Integrity 7/17/2011
Soaring Temps Bring More Risks for Workers Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/17/2011
Michigan Court Affirms That Contractor’s Defective Workmanship Does Not Involve An “Occurrence” As Defined In A Standard Commercial General Liability Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/16/2011
BARR battle: Obama administration to make more corporate jet data public despite flak Center for Public Integrity 7/16/2011
The New Wave of Insurance Construction Defects? Four States Enact Statutes Favoring Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/15/2011
An Analysis of the Illinois Gaming Expansion Bill Vedder Price 7/15/2011
Construction Lenders Prevail in Controversial Illinois Mechanics Lien Priority Case Much Shelist, P.C. 7/14/2011
Up Up and Away - Things are Looking Up for the Global Hotel Investment Market Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/14/2011
IRS Defends Discretion to Withhold Section 1256 Exchange Designation for ISOs McDermott Will & Emery 7/13/2011
ASTM Releases Standard Guide for Identifying and Complying with Continuing Obligations under CERCLA -Environmental Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/12/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Village of East Troy’s High Capacity Well Permit; Finds WDNR Has a General Duty under Statute and the Public Trust Doctrine to Consider Impact to Waters of the State Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/12/2011
No One Knows if Texting While Driving Bans Have Prevented Car Crashes Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/11/2011
Pennsylvania To Amend Its Erosion and Sediment Control General Permit Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/10/2011
Stimulus Funds for West Virginia's Handicapped and Poor Instead Goes for Lobbying, Consulting Center for Public Integrity 7/10/2011
California Air Regulators Move Forward With Carbon Trading Program But Delay Enforcement Until 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/9/2011
Concealed Carry Soon to be Law in Wisconsin Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/8/2011
Transferring a Right to Discharge on the International Registry: What You Should Know Vedder Price 7/8/2011
Mortgage Servicing Standards at the Top of Consumer Agency's Agenda Center for Public Integrity 7/7/2011
D.C. Circuit Limits the DOT’s Authority to Regulate Air Charter Brokers Vedder Price 7/7/2011
EPA selects Colorado, North Dakota sites as case study locations for national hydraulic fracturing study U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7/7/2011
June Proves To Be A Busy Month For ARB And Its Proposed Cap-and-Trade Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/6/2011
How to Handle Federal Income Tax Liens in North Carolina Foreclosures Poyner Spruill LLP 7/6/2011
Court Sets Aside County Commissioners’ Common Wage Determination Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/5/2011
Nevada Assembly Bill 273: Nevada Passes Legislation Adversely Affecting Lenders Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/5/2011
Update on Federal Response to Oil Spill Near Billings, Montana U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7/5/2011
Choice of Law After England’s Blue Sky One Case Vedder Price 7/5/2011
Federal Authorities Warn of Terrorism: Three Steps Toward Comprehensive Risk Management for the Hotel Industry Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 7/5/2011
Watch For Vicarious Liability For Employee Negligence Williams Kastner 7/4/2011
"Good Faith" In Prompt Payment Disputes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/3/2011
Finance : Financial Reform Watch “Go tell a Republican,” Rep. Frank says to complaints that Congress has failed to curb foreclosures Center for Public Integrity 7/2/2011
NYSDEC Recommends Lifting Fracking Ban, Subject to Limitations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/2/2011
Expanding Gambling in Maryland Beyond Simply Slots - It's a Crap Shoot Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/1/2011
Supreme Court Changes the Climate on Greenhouse Gas Suits Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/30/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Decides American Electric Power Co., Inc. v. Connecticut Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/27/2011
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Now Available to Private Water Companies Poyner Spruill LLP 6/26/2011
Did I Really Sign That? When Signed Affidavits Are Altered Before Filing Much Shelist, P.C. 6/24/2011
Legislative Update - Wisconsin Assembly Passes “Concealed Carry” Bill von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/23/2011
IRS Releases a Revised Form 8703---Longer and More Detailed Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/23/2011
FERC Punts on Generators' Appeals of NERC Registrations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/23/2011
Insurance for Hydrofracking Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/22/2011
Corps Drops Appeal Over Wetlands Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/22/2011
Application of Sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act to California Delta Smelt Does Not Violate Commerce Clause Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/22/2011
Environmental Law Alert - Climate Change Torts Thrown Out of Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/21/2011
Taking a Bite Out of Bed Bug Litigation - A Strategic Plan May Be the Best Defense Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/21/2011
As Tornado Costs Rise, Congress Might Finally Pony Up Some Money to Look at Ways to Limit Damages Center for Public Integrity 6/21/2011
Foreign Investors Poured $13.37 Billion Into U.S. Real Estate in 2010 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/20/2011
Texas Legislature Permits Concealed Guns on Employers’ Property Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/20/2011
Deepwater Drilling: Offshore Oil Progress Delayed Under "Slowmatorium" Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/18/2011
More Teeth For The Tender Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/17/2011
Court Affirms CEQA Does Not Require Cumulative Impact Analysis Where Project Makes No Contribution to Groundwater Impacts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/16/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds There is No Coverage for Negligent Entrustment of a Vehicle Because There Was No Coverage for the Underlying Negligent Operation of the Vehicle von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/13/2011
CERCLA Updates Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/13/2011
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Federal Preemption in Asbestos Suit Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/10/2011
Developers Must Pay Prevailing Wages for Privately Financed Public Infrastructure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/9/2011
Obama Administration Takes Major Step toward Advanced Vehicles with New Fleet Management Practices and Launch of First Federal Electric Vehicle Pilot U.S. Department of Energy 6/8/2011
Workplace Fatalities and OSHA Investigations - Questions & Concerns Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/7/2011
China’s NDRC Delegates Powers to Lower Levels to Approve Overseas Investment Projects Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/3/2011
Tier 1 and Tier 2 WPDES General Storm Water Permits Reissued Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/1/2011
Another Fatal Bus Crash Highlights an Expanding Industry’s Lack of Oversight Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/31/2011
Federal Judge Orders California Waste Hauling Firm to Reinstate Two Drivers and Cease Anti-Union Activity National Labor Relations Board 5/31/2011
Next Stop: Better Bus Safety Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/31/2011
Non-Partisan Legislative Analyst Recommends Ceasing All Work on the Cap-And-Trade Program Until More Alternatives are Analyzed By Legislature Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/29/2011
Can I Sue My Neighbor Under Nuisance Law for Contributing to Climate Change? The Supreme Court’s AEP vs. Connecticut: A Case of “What Will Kennedy Decide”? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/29/2011
As Fannie, Freddie flounder, Six Top Execs Receive Handsome Rewards Center for Public Integrity 5/28/2011
West Virginia Dismisses Challenge to Marcellus Oil and Gas Development Clean Air Act Permits Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/26/2011
Prevailing Wage Laws: What Are They and How Are They Changing? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/25/2011
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Head Accused of Lying at House Committee Hearing Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/25/2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to Support Solar Generation Project in Nevada U.S. Department of Energy 5/24/2011
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Expanded Partnership with Industry to Advance Next-Generation Automotive Technologies U.S. Department of Energy 5/23/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Safety and Personal Injury Developments Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/23/2011
Emergency Transport Company Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/20/2011
State Department will Inherit Reconstruction Duties in Iraq When Troops Leave Center for Public Integrity 5/17/2011
Prem Kumar Added to EPA Fugitive List / Defendant Failed to Surrender after Indictment in Illegal Vessel pollution case U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/17/2011
Court Tosses Transpacific Air Passengers' Claims Based on Alleged Overcharges for Flights Originating in Asia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/16/2011
EPA Takes Action to Protect Ground Water from Petroleum Contamination U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/16/2011
Building Code Lessons: In the Wake of the Quake Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/15/2011
Holyoke, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/14/2011
Bill Allowing More Offshore Drilling Introduced to Congress Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/13/2011
MSHA Releases Upper Big Branch Mine Investigation Interview Transcripts U.S. Department of Labor 5/13/2011
New Research Center to Increase Safety and Power Output of U.S. Nuclear Reactors U.S. Department of Energy 5/12/2011
1099-A Reporting Requirements May Apply to You Poyner Spruill LLP 5/12/2011
After Decades, Preventable Fire Hazards Persist at Alabama Nuclear Reactor Center for Public Integrity 5/12/2011
Clean Energy Standard, is That What We're Calling it Now? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/12/2011
Corporate Protection and Negligence Claims in the Construction Industry Poyner Spruill LLP 5/12/2011
Third Circuit Limits Continuing Nuisance Exception to Statute of Limitations (SOL) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/11/2011
Ohio’s Budget, As Recently Passed By The House, Contains Key Changes To Public Construction Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/11/2011
BP Alaska to Pay $25 Million Penalty for Alaskan North Slope Oil Spill U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/11/2011
Newt Gingrich Faces Questions About Consulting Job and Support for Biofuels Center for Public Integrity 5/11/2011
NLRB's Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon Releases Statement on Boeing Complaint National Labor Relations Board 5/10/2011
The New DOJ Working Group and What It Means to the Oil and Gas Industry Andrews Kurth LLP 5/10/2011
Wisconsin DNR’s New Phosphorus Rules: Are They in Effect? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/10/2011
How to Provide More Certainty in Financing Biomass Power Projects Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/10/2011
USDA and DOE Award Biomass Research and Development Grants to Reduce America's Reliance on Imported Oil U.S. Department of Energy 5/9/2011
Year after Tragedy, Mining Industry Seeks Some Self-Policing: Coal Companies Urge Government to Reward Safety with Fewer Inspections Center for Public Integrity 5/9/2011
National Biomass Debate Intensifies With New Limits in Massachusetts Center for Public Integrity 5/8/2011
Office Leasing in 2011: Signs of Life in Commercial Real Estate Much Shelist, P.C. 5/5/2011
Unique Retail Considerations of Branch Bank Leasing Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/4/2011
Coal is Back, Even as the Obama Administration Pushes Green Energy Center for Public Integrity 4/30/2011
EPA and Corps Issue Draft Guidance on Waterways and Wetlands That Fall Under Federal Jurisdiction as Part of Obama Administration’s Just Released Clean Water Framework Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/29/2011
Oil and Gas Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/29/2011
Renewing the Debate Over Renewables Poyner Spruill LLP 4/28/2011
U.S. EPA Reaches Settlement With Company for nearly $1 Million at Anaconda Copper Mine Superfund Site U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/28/2011
TOUSA III: The Secured Lenders Take the Lead! Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/27/2011
Lenders Taking Title by Foreclosure or Deed in Lieu: The Advantages of Obtaining an Owner’s Title Insurance Policy Poyner Spruill LLP 4/26/2011
Potential North Carolina Utilities Commission "NCUC" Regulation for Sanitary Districts in North Carolina? Poyner Spruill LLP 4/25/2011
EPA Proposes Standards for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/24/2011
IMPACT: In Philadelphia, Plea for Safer Alternative at Refinery Center for Public Integrity 4/23/2011
FTC and CFTC to Share Confidential Information, Increases Investigation Risks McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2011
Purchaser May be Liable for Predecessor’s Unpaid Union Trust Fund Contributions Williams Kastner 4/23/2011
IRS Clarifies When 100 Percent Bonus Depreciation Applies McDermott Will & Emery 4/21/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Prevailing Wage & Employment Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/19/2011
Could Hydrofracking Cause Cancer? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/18/2011
Data Shows Deutsche Bank Was Key patron of Questionable Mortgage Lenders - Senate Report Reveals More of Bank's Toxic Deals Center for Public Integrity 4/18/2011
Unprecedented Enforcement Action is First in Mine Act History U.S. Department of Labor 4/17/2011
To Avoid Assuming Fiduciary Duties, Mortgage Lenders Should Take Care to Avoid Acting as Mortgage Brokers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/16/2011
DOE's Oak Ridge and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs Join with Dow Chemical to Develop Next-Generation Cool Roofs U.S. Department of Energy 4/16/2011
Big Break for Big Oil, Larger Burden for Taxpayers Center for Public Integrity 4/15/2011
New Texas Rule Creates Liabilities and Obligations for Operators of Inactive Oil and Gas Wells Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/15/2011
Municipalities Are Responsible For Discharges Of Stormwater Regardless Of The Ultimate Source Of Pollution Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/14/2011
A Borrower May Not Bring An Action To Determine Whether The Owner Of A Mortgage Note Has Authorized A Nonjudicial Foreclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/13/2011
"Pay Under Protest" Procedure for "Other Exactions" Is Not Applicable to All Development Exactions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/12/2011
April 4, 2011 Update on Ongoing Monitoring U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/11/2011
In Florida Zoning Case Participant’s Right to Cross-Examine Witnesses Denied Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 4/10/2011
EPA Awards Five Grants to Combat Bed Bugs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/10/2011
Pentagon Balks on Report About Rare Earth Metal Reliance on China Center for Public Integrity 4/10/2011
Climate Facts and Fancy: From God to Cows, Facts and Falsehoods Accompany Global Warming Votes Center for Public Integrity 4/9/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Public Works Projects (CA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/8/2011
New ‘Pay to Play’ Rules for Companies Doing Business With Los Angeles Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/7/2011
In Re TOUSA: District Court Reverses Bankruptcy Court's Order Requiring Lenders To Disgorge $480 Million As Fraudulent Transfer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/6/2011
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Finds No Duty to Defend in Breach of Construction Contract Case von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/5/2011
Valuing Real Property for Bankruptcy and Foreclosure – A Lender’s Cautionary Tale Poyner Spruill LLP 3/31/2011
Five Quick Facts About Incoterms 2010 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/29/2011
J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc.(27-CA-21099 et al.; 356 NLRB No. 112), Salt Lake City, UT National Labor Relations Board 3/29/2011
U.S. Department of Energy Releases Radiation Monitoring Data from Fukushima Area U.S. Department of Energy 3/27/2011
Water Risk in the Middle East Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/26/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Mechanic's Liens, Lis Pendens and Construction Bonds (CA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/26/2011
The Psychological Hurdle to Earthquake Preparedness Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/23/2011
Quicken Loans Wins Unexpected Overtime Victory Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/22/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Contractor Licensing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/22/2011
Missouri Supreme Court Decision Provides Reminder Of Breadth Of Prevailing Wage Requirements On Construction Contracts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/21/2011
Dancing with Danger: Who is at Fault When Concertgoers and Bar Patrons are Injured? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/20/2011
Quake Concern Delays Nuclear Plant Extension in California Center for Public Integrity 3/19/2011
The Incredible Bulk: Has the Florida Condo Bulk Buyer Bill Lived up to the Hype? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/19/2011
Regulators Aware for Years of Understated Seismic Risks to Nuclear Plants -Despite Six Years of Study, Industry Collaboration, and a Missed Deadline, no Decision on Reactor Fixes Center for Public Integrity 3/18/2011
Reactors at Heart of Japanese Nuclear Crisis Raised Concerns as Early as 1972, Memos Show. Some Watchdogs Fear U.S. Regulators Complacent Then — and Now. Center for Public Integrity 3/18/2011
Energy Department Announces New Advance in Biofuel Technology U.S. Department of Energy 3/14/2011
Big Banks Can Fund Mortgage Aid Programs If Government Won’t, Says Democrat Barney Frank Center for Public Integrity 3/13/2011
How Japan’s Building Codes Prevented Casualties Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/13/2011
When is Enough, Enough? Whether the development was a success or failure, when can final distributions be made and the entity dissolved? (FL) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/12/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes $50 Million Loan for Vehicle Production Group U.S. Department of Energy 3/12/2011
State Policy Barring Development Seaward Of Most Landward Extension Of Historical Mean High Tide Line Invalid As Underground Regulation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/12/2011
Residential Foreclosures: Lenders Become Landlords Williams Mullen 3/11/2011
Europe Just Cost Women a Bunch of Money on Their Car Insurance By Switching to Gender Equality Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/10/2011
Local Land Use Issues Arising In Foreclosure Williams Mullen 3/9/2011
Foreclosure or Deed in Lieu: What’s Right for You? Williams Mullen 3/7/2011
Witness Says He Rigged Bids in Property Tax Lien Auctions in Maryland Center for Public Integrity 3/6/2011
ANALYSIS — U.S. Interests at Risk in Six Mideast Nations Center for Public Integrity 3/5/2011
Government Accountability Office "GAO" Cites Billions of Dollars in Duplication, From Military to Highways Center for Public Integrity 3/2/2011
Army Corps of Engineers Proposes New, Reissued, and Modified Nationwide Permits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/2/2011
The Forgotten Ones: Few Remedies for Injured Contractors Center for Public Integrity 3/2/2011
The Year 2010 In Review: Design And Construction Defects Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/1/2011
Taxpayers Foot Bill for Oil and Gas Well Cleanup on Federal Land Center for Public Integrity 3/1/2011
Fourth Circuit Offers Pyrrhic Victory On Corps Jurisdiction Over Developer's Clean Water Act Permit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/28/2011
Arkansas Earthquakes Due to Gas Exploration? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/28/2011
Will Washington Pull the Plug on the Home Affordable Modification Program "HAMP"? Center for Public Integrity 2/28/2011
EPA Issues Final Boiler MACT Rules Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/25/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes $96.8 Million Loan Guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project U.S. Department of Energy 2/25/2011
Beyond Tax Subsidies: Developing the Infrastructure for Ethanol Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/24/2011
Brokers - Thou Shalt Not Accept Payments From More Than One Source In Connection With a Mortgage Loan Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/24/2011
2010 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "FCPA" Year In Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/23/2011
The Continuing Evolution in Mine Permitting -EPA's War Against Coal Reaches New Heights Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/23/2011
EPA Superfund Cleanup Costs Outstrip Funding Center for Public Integrity 2/22/2011
FCC Adopts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/21/2011
Extreme Makeover: Arts Edition Paducah, Kentucky Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/20/2011
Bill Filed to Make Site-Specific, Risk-Based Clean-Up Standards Universally Available in Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites in North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP 2/20/2011
Developer Must Pay Prevailing Wages for Privately Financed Public Improvements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/19/2011
Court Approves Disgorgement of Profits from Anticompetitive Behavior in Electricity Market Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/18/2011
Republican Duo Supported by Energy Industry Seek to Rein in EPA on Coal Ash Center for Public Integrity 2/17/2011
Fiscal Uncertainty and Recession Could Result in More Property Tax Appeals (NC) Poyner Spruill LLP 2/17/2011
Homeowners’ Claims Against Insurer for Hail Damage Will Not Be Treated As Class Action von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/17/2011
A Brave New World for Commercial Buildings: ASTM's "BEPA" Standard Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/16/2011
Judge Says Fannie Mae Whistleblower’s Lawsuit Can Go Forward Center for Public Integrity 2/15/2011
Court to Lenders: Strict Compliance with Local Recording Requirements Necessary Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/14/2011
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters (New Star General Contractors, Inc.) (27‑CC-877, et al.; 356 NLRB No. 88) Salt Lake City, UT, February 2, 2011. National Labor Relations Board 2/14/2011
Professional Liability for Engineers Under Kentucky Law: Know Your Risks Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/13/2011
Data Confirms That Securitized Mortgages Less Likely to Be Modified Center for Public Integrity 2/12/2011
New Alternatives to Condominium Structure for Florida Real Estate Developers Duane Morris LLP 2/10/2011
Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms Coal Company’s Efforts to Exercise Surface Rights Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/9/2011
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 and its effect on the Energy Sector Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/8/2011
A Sputnik Moment for Renewable Energy or Another Failed Launch? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/8/2011
Combating the Pirate Threat: A Rising Risk on the High Seas Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/7/2011
Ensuring That Your Commercial and Industrial Real Estate is Properly Assessed for 2011 In Light of Declining Property Values Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/7/2011
Stream Conductivity: It's Not Just a Mining Issue Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/5/2011
‘Clean Energy’ Expansion Could Strain U.S. Power Grid Center for Public Integrity 2/5/2011
Call for Information on Inputs to Emission Equations Under the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 2/3/2011
Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Proposed 2012-2017 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Andrews Kurth LLP 2/1/2011
Crisis in Egypt: The Economical Repercussions Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/31/2011
9th Circuit Abandons Federal Defendant Rule Prohibiting Intervention Of Right In National Environmental Policy Act "NEPA" Cases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/30/2011
Provisions in CC&R's Requiring Arbitration of Claims Against Developers by Homeowners Associations or Owners Are Not Enforceable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/29/2011
Lawsuit Settlement Will Allow Consolidation of Indian Lands Center for Public Integrity 1/29/2011
SEC Proposes Rules to Implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s Mine Safety Disclosure Requirements Andrews Kurth LLP 1/26/2011
Greenhouse Gas Permitting Requirements Now in Effect (For Now?) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/25/2011
CleanTech Opportunities On The Rise Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/25/2011
Lender Liability and the Exception to CERCLA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/24/2011
Fannie and Freddie Were Followers, Not Leaders, In Mortgage Frenzy Center for Public Integrity 1/24/2011
Banks Lose Important Foreclosure Case In Massachusetts High Court Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/23/2011
Insurance and the Accidental Property Owner Much Shelist, P.C. 1/21/2011
EPA Defers GHG Permitting Requirements for Biomass Industries Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/18/2011
"Over the River" and into the Legal Fray: Christo and Jeanne-Claude Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/17/2011
Court Invalidates EIR's Use of a Baseline Predicated On Future, Post-Approval Conditions For Analysis of Project's Impacts - Sunnyvale West Neighborhood Assn. v. City of Sunnyvale City Council, No. H035135 (6th Dist., December 16, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/16/2011
Baseline Using Existing Entitlements Acceptable If It Corresponds To Conditions "On The Ground" - Cherry Valley Pass Acres and Neighbors, et al. v. City of Beaumont, E049651 (4th Dist. Div. 2, November 22, 2010) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/15/2011
Local Air District Rule Requiring Development Sites to Reduce Amount of Pollutants Emitted Not Preempted by the Clean Air Act - National Association of Home Builders v. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, No 08-17309, (9th Cir., D) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/14/2011
SEC Proposes Disclosure Rules for Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Andrews Kurth LLP 1/14/2011
Mining Groups Seek to Delay SEC’s Conflict Mineral Deadline Center for Public Integrity 1/11/2011
Massachusetts Supreme Court Upholds Securitization Conveyance Practices Relating to Assignments of Mortgages Andrews Kurth LLP 1/11/2011
New Jersey Courts Place Roadblocks On Lenders' Ability To Enforce Mortgage Documents Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 1/10/2011
Landmark Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program Adopted in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/6/2011
After Oil Spill Cleanup, Mystery Surrounds Oil Remaining in Gulf Center for Public Integrity 1/4/2011
EPA Reminds Republicans Cap-and-Trade Used to be GOP Idea — and it Worked for Acid Rain Center for Public Integrity 1/3/2011
How Carjackers Celebrate New Year’s Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/31/2010
What’s So Smart About Smart Grids? Poyner Spruill LLP 12/30/2010
Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Global Warming Litigation In American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/23/2010
Increase in Accidents Since Ban on Texting Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/22/2010
Size Does Matter - Impacts Of The Small Business Jobs Act Of 2010 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/20/2010
U.S. Department of Energy Announces up to $30 Million for Research to Advance Next Generation Biofuels Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/18/2010
SEC Moves Ahead On Oil, Mining, Derivatives Transparency Center for Public Integrity 12/16/2010
Fifth Circuit Update: Insurance, Real Estate and NLRB (Oh My!) Andrews Kurth LLP 12/15/2010
Billing Clients Interest Fees on Lawyer Loans Legal, but Uncommon Center for Public Integrity 12/14/2010
Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System Andrews Kurth LLP 12/14/2010
Regulating the Regulators: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) Forced to Issue Permits to Itself Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/12/2010
EPA Releases Final Renewable Energy Fuel Standards for 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/11/2010
Capacity Transfers on Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines Andrews Kurth LLP 12/11/2010
Intellectual Property Traps When Using Federal Money for Renewable Energy Projects Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/9/2010
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Finds For Insurer Holding That Insured’s Alleged Negligence Was Not An Independent Concurrent Cause of An Accident von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/8/2010
Attention Walmart Shoppers: The DHS Needs Your Help Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/8/2010
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles; Proposed Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 12/7/2010
Independent Contractor Misclassification Cases Cost yet another Truck Delivery Firm Millions to Settle Pepper Hamilton LLP 12/4/2010
Financial Stability Panel Told of “Inexcusable Breakdowns” in Foreclosure Process Center for Public Integrity 11/29/2010
New York Joins Other States in Suing FEDEX for Misclassification of its Ground Division Drivers as Independent Contractors Pepper Hamilton LLP 11/29/2010
“Beneficial Use” of Coal Ash In Question As EPA Mulls Regulation Center for Public Integrity 11/26/2010
Rise in Foreclosures + An Increase in Mortgage Fraud = More Homeowner Fires Johnson & Bell Ltd. 11/24/2010
Director Kappos Gives Early Holiday Present to Patent Owners of "Green Technology" Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/23/2010
Lender Liability in Illinois: Steering Clear of Borrower Claims Much Shelist, P.C. 11/21/2010
Courts Clarify Local Agency Role In Mobile Home Park Ownership Conversions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/20/2010
No Private Right of Action for Violation of Statutes Extending Notice Period for Foreclosures Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/18/2010
FTC Proposes Changes to "Green Guides" 11/18/2010
Proposition 23's Failure Means Full Speed Ahead on AB 32 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/16/2010
EPA Issues Guidance on Permitting for GHG Emissions Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/14/2010
Even More Risky Than Texting While Driving? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/14/2010
USPTO Extends and Expands the Green Technology Pilot Program Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/13/2010
EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules Expanded to Oil and Gas - Update Andrews Kurth LLP 11/12/2010
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Foreclosure Sale Is Not An Arm's Length Transaction Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/11/2010
CFTC Proposes Anti-Manipulation Rules to Implement Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/9/2010
Next Wave of MBS Litigation Focuses on Issuers, Underwriters Andrews Kurth LLP 11/8/2010
Texas Railroad Commission, O&G Division, Clarification re Filing Application to Maintain and Use a Pit Andrews Kurth LLP 11/6/2010
Natural Gas Industry Challenges EPA's Costly Rule Targeting Emissions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/4/2010
Lawsuit Challenging Legitimacy of LEED Program Could Have Major Implications Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/3/2010
Two Recent Cases Shed Light on Liquidated Damages Vedder Price 11/2/2010
Ohio Supreme Court Update: Preparing Mechanic's Liens on Behalf of Others Without Supervision of an Attorney is Unauthorized Practice of Law - Ohio State Bar Association. v. Lienguard, Inc. Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/30/2010
Moving Forward - CMBS 2.0 Andrews Kurth LLP 10/29/2010
New Accounting Rules on the Horizon for Leases Much Shelist, P.C. 10/28/2010
UPDATE: The Luxembourg Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Railway Rolling Stock Vedder Price 10/28/2010
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Concludes That Pollution Exclusion is Not Applicable Despite the Presence of Bat Guano On Residence von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/27/2010
Lender Environmental Liability Under CERCLA...and How to Avoid It Much Shelist, P.C. 10/27/2010
What Does a Surface Transportation Board (STB) Filing Tell You? Vedder Price 10/26/2010
Court of Appeal Upholds Previous Decision, Finding that the Requirements for Exhausting Administrative Remedies Before Challenging Ceqa Exemption Did Not Apply -- Tomlinson v. County of Alameda Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/26/2010
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Two Bills Providing Moderate CEQA -California Environmental Quality Act Improvements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/23/2010
Florida Growth Management Law Declared Unconstitutional Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 10/22/2010
FERC Introduces Tougher Rules on Credit Practices in Organized Electric Markets Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/22/2010
If Approved by Voters on November 2nd, California Ballot Initiative Would Suspend California's Climate Change Law Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/21/2010
EPA’s Draft Plan for Putting Contaminated Sites to Good Use: “RE-Powering America’s Land” Andrews Kurth LLP 10/17/2010
Sweat the Small Stuff: Building-Scale Renewables and Sustainability Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/13/2010
Can DoD Be "The Biggest Loser"? Gates Unveils DoD's New Fiscal Diet Plan Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/12/2010
Implementation Of CISADA: New FAR Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/9/2010
Inflation Adjustment Of Acquisition-Related Thresholds In The FAR Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/9/2010
North Carolina Legislative Update: Session Law 2010-190 - A Supplement to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Poyner Spruill LLP 10/8/2010
Ten Tips for Mitigating Risk in Construction Projects Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/6/2010
Clean Coal Technologies. Need for Meaningful Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/6/2010
Distracted Driving Policies: Improve Safety and Limit Exposure Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/5/2010
Whose Claim Is It Anyway? The CWCapital Case Explains the Role of a Servicer Andrews Kurth LLP 10/5/2010
Department of Interior Issues New Rules for Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Andrews Kurth LLP 10/2/2010
Bedbugs Bite the Big Apple - City's Response. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/2/2010
Assessing Your Current Leases for Implementation of LEED® Pepper Hamilton LLP 9/24/2010
Renewable Energy Financial Incentives: Interested Parties Scramble for More Time Pepper Hamilton LLP 9/22/2010
New Railroad Commission of Texas Rules re 10-Year Inactive Wells Andrews Kurth LLP 9/20/2010
Considerations for Design Services Agreements for Projects Seeking LEED® or Similar Certification Pepper Hamilton LLP 9/20/2010
Newly Constituted Board Holds that Bannering is Speech - National Labor Relations Act Williams Kastner 9/19/2010
Class Action Defense Cases–Hershey v. Energy Transfer Partners: Fifth Circuit Court Affirms Dismissal Of Class Action Complaint Under Commodities Exchange Act Holding Plaintiffs Failed To Adequately Allege Specific Intent Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell LLP 9/18/2010
When Are We Going to Get This Transmission Thing Right? Installations of Wind Turbines in the Second Quarter of 2010 are Down by Nearly 70%. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/15/2010
Survey of State Laws Regarding Foreclosure Related Issues: The State Law Impact Project - Part 3 Andrews Kurth LLP 9/15/2010
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Approves Administrative Rule to Site and Permit Wind Farms Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/13/2010
Ruling Continues Trend of Courts Strictly Construing Terms of Construction Contract Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/12/2010
New FAA Re-Registration and Renewal Rule Becomes Final Vedder Price 9/3/2010
New York State Amends Power of Attorney Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/2/2010
States to Re-evaluate Feed-in Tariffs After Recent FERC Ruling Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/29/2010
Building Better Bridges - Engineering Firm that Consulted on Minneapolis I 35W Bridge that Collapsed in 2007 Agrees to Pay Out $52.4 Million. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/26/2010
The Next Frontier of Risk: Space Debris Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/26/2010
Ninth Circuit Rules that NPDES Permits Are Required for Logging Road Ditches and Culverts Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/24/2010
Improper Payments Elimination Act Provides Opportunities For Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/22/2010
The Transparency Monster Strikes Again: New Reporting Requirements For Executive Compensation And First-Tier Subcontract Awards Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/21/2010
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Settling Within Policy Limits Does Not Preclude a Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/19/2010
Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion and the Federal Response: Part Two How will Federal Actions Ultimately Impact West Virginia’s Coal Mining Industry? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/18/2010
Demand for Oil Companies To Prove Disaster Preparedness Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/17/2010
Coastal Commission's No Substantial Issue Determination Will Be Upheld Even If Project Technically Not Consistent With LCP Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/16/2010
Homeowner Associations and Members Not Necessarily Bound By Arbitration Provisions in CC&Rs or in Related Purchase Agreement Where Developer is Initial Declarant Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/15/2010
Three-Year Statute Of Limitations Applies To Inverse Condemnation Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/14/2010
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Presented Final Recommendations For Rule to Site and Permit Wind Farms Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/14/2010
Ruthless, or Just Rational? - Part II More Thoughts on Strategic Loan Defaults. Andrews Kurth LLP 8/13/2010
What are the Possible Legal Implications of the Passage of California’s Proposition 19? Donna Bader 8/13/2010
Spilling the Blame -System Failures Leading to the BP Oil Spill. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/12/2010
Ruthless, or Just Rational? Thoughts on Strategic Loan Defaults. Andrews Kurth LLP 8/12/2010
Under CERCLA, "Owner" Means Owner When Cleanup Costs Are Incurred, Not When Reimbursement Is Sought Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/12/2010
Covenant v. Wauwatosa: A Taxing Decision for Outpatient Clinics von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 8/11/2010
A Retreat From Hard Line OCI Decisions? The COFC Overturns a Controversial GAO Ruling Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/10/2010
Project Labor Agreement Regulations are Published Williams Kastner 8/4/2010
Board Sets Aside Union Fine of Whistleblower Williams Kastner 8/4/2010
Tolling Period for Development Approvals Extended Through 2011 Poyner Spruill LLP 8/4/2010
Tax-Exempt Hospitals: Recent New Jersey Court Decision May Impact Property Tax Exemptions Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/3/2010
Forty Years in Commercial Real Estate: Weathering the Cycles of Boom, Bubble and Bust Much Shelist, P.C. 8/3/2010
Independent Contractor Prevented From Suing Jobsite Owner Williams Kastner 8/2/2010
The Gulf is Not the Only Place Experiencing an Oil Spill -Kalamazoo River, Michigan Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/1/2010
One Way the Fed Could Have Mitigated the Housing Bubble? By Talking About It Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/31/2010
Analysis of the New Ohio Homeowner’s Association Law Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/29/2010
CMBS 2.0 Reps and Warranties Take Center Stage Andrews Kurth LLP 7/29/2010
Breach of Contract May Lead to False Claims Liability on Public Works Contracts (CA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/28/2010
Tax-Exempt Financing Available to Private Entities in 2010 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/28/2010
California Endangered Species Act Prohibits State Agencies From Taking Threatened and Endangered Species Without Permit Authority Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/27/2010
Mitigation Fee Act May Not Require Specific Identification of New Facilities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/27/2010
County Approval of Conditional Siting Agreement Not A Project Approval Under CEQA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/26/2010
Recent Court Ruling Lowers Threshold for Obtaining Treble Statutory Damages in Class Actions Brought Pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/26/2010
Receivers and Assignees in Illinois: Minimizing Personal Risk While Fulfilling Your Duties Much Shelist, P.C. 7/24/2010
Ohio Federal District Court Rules That HUD's Sham Joint Venture Guidelines Are Unconstitutional Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/22/2010
New Los Angeles Ordinance Requires Banks And Lenders To Repair Vacant Residential Property Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/22/2010
No Creditors' Rights Endorsement - Alternatives Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/22/2010
Supreme Court Says Florida's Beach Preservation Activities Did Not Infringe Shoreline Property Rights; Justices Scrap Over Role Of Courts In Property Takings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/21/2010
9th Circuit Upholds Corps Permit and Biological Opinion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/20/2010
Ruthless - Fitch Ratings’ Weekly U.S. CMBS Market Trends Newsletter Release of July 9th Andrews Kurth LLP 7/20/2010
General And Special Benefits Of Special Assessments Must Be Separated And Quantified Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/19/2010
New Kentucky Law Bans Texting While Driving Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/19/2010
Notice Of Exemption Triggers A 35-Day Statute Of Limitations Under CEQA Despite Flaws in Underlying Approval Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/18/2010
Attention West Virginia County Boards of Education: Is "Proof" Required for Utilizing Charter Buses? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/18/2010
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CFTC Finds Two Monthly Mid-C Electricity Contracts Are SPDCs Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/17/2010
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules that Mortgage Holder Can Have a Shortened Redemption Period Without Jeopardizing Collection Against Guarantor Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/16/2010
Supercenters Do Not Automatically Trigger Requirement To Study Urban Decay Effects In An EIR Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/11/2010
Modified Total Cost Method of Proving Damages: Approved For California Public Works Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/10/2010
EPA Proposes 'Veto' of Section 404 Permit for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Project in West Virginia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/9/2010
FAPIIS: The New Integrity Database For Government Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/9/2010
California Court of Appeal Limits Duties Owed by Construction Managers to General Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/7/2010
EPA's Climate Change Requirements Grow: Underground Coal Mines Added to List July 6, 2010 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/6/2010
Contractor’s Lien Waiver For Progress Payment Waived Date Of First Furnishing 7/5/2010
After the Supreme Court's Free Enterprise Fund Decision, Could NERC's Level of Autonomy Face a Constitutional Challenge? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/5/2010
The California Court Of Appeal Narrowly Interprets The Perata Mortgage Relief Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/4/2010
Solar City May Be Subject To “Light-Handed” Retail Regulation In Arizona Troutman Sanders LLP 6/30/2010
Wrongful Foreclosure – Verbal Assurance that Foreclosure Sale Will be Postponed May be Enforceable - Deliberate and Effective External and Internal Communication is Critical Holme Roberts & Owen LLP 6/18/2010
Sixth Circuit Throws Out Lost Profits Claim, Requires Disclosure of Cost Savings Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/16/2010
BP Oil Spill Claims Reach $1.6 Billion Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/15/2010
Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion and the Federal Response. How Will Federal Actions Ultimately Impact West Virginia’s Coal Mining Industry? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/13/2010
The Dangerous Driver Dilemma Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/13/2010
Oil and Gas 101: The Basics for County Boards of Education Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/12/2010
Vehicle Telematics: Risk Management at Every Turn Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/12/2010
Insurance Coverage for Gulf Oil Spill Losses Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/11/2010
Charting the BP Oil Spill in Infographic Form Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/10/2010
Does Saying “I Was Wrong” Help Repair the Brand? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/9/2010
How Not to Manage Your Reputation Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/9/2010
Gulf Oil Spill, Day 44 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/8/2010
The Risks of Oil-Producing Countries Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/7/2010
I-94W Paper Form for Visa Waiver Program Travelers to be Eliminated Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/5/2010
Florida District Court Ruling on Condo Buyers' Deposits Opens Door for Canceled Contracts and Refunds Duane Morris LLP 6/4/2010
Customs Reverses Course on Proposed Change to Jones Act Interpretation Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 5/25/2010
Condominium and Homeowner Association Board Member Fiduciary Duties. The Impending Statute of Limitation for Hurricane Wilma Claims. Risk Worldwide 5/24/2010
New Measures to Strengthen Aviation Security Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/21/2010
Obtaining Stimulus Funds Comes With "Green" Strings Attached Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/20/2010
New Federal Requirements for Coal Barges and Other Vessels Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/18/2010
The Emissions Trading Scheme in European Airspace Takes Shape—Can the United States Be Far Behind? Vedder Price 5/15/2010
Collateralization of Swap Obligations in Leveraged Financings Vedder Price 5/15/2010
Single-Purpose Entities and Independent Directors: Does the General Growth Ruling Change Structured Finance? Vedder Price 5/15/2010
CMBS 2.0: Springing Escrows (and Springing Recourse) Andrews Kurth LLP 5/7/2010
The Creditor's Rights Endorsement: What Its Extinction Means for Owners and Lenders Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/6/2010
Negotiating Away The Fears Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/5/2010
Changes in Labor Requirements on Public--Including School--Construction Projects Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/5/2010
Are We There Yet? Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Rule Just a Pit-Stop, But Don't Ask for Directions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/5/2010
Must Investors Rush in Where Cops Fear to Tread? Andrews Kurth LLP 5/4/2010
Illinois Appellate Court Bolsters a Mortgagee's Right to Install a Receiver Much Shelist, P.C. 4/1/2010
Department of Transportation Prohibits Drivers of Commercial Vehicles From Texting While Driving Poyner Spruill LLP 3/30/2010
Strategies for Vacant Land in a Harsh Economy Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 3/25/2010
Landlords' Rights: Protecting Your Financial Interests When a Tenant Files for Bankruptcy Much Shelist, P.C. 3/19/2010
Apartment Available - Perfect for a Single [Lawsuit] How to Avoid Legal Issues in Rental Advertisements Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/15/2010
Ohio Supreme Court Enforces Prevailing-Wage Penalties Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/13/2010
Pay When Paid Clauses - Sword & Shield Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/7/2010
Impact of State and Local Taxes on Foreign Investment in US Real Estate Wiggin and Dana LLP 3/3/2010
Made-Whole Doctrine Does Not Apply to Insurance Policy Deductibles Goldberg Segalla LLP 3/1/2010
Making the Case for Causation in Toxic Tort Cases: Superfund Rules Don’t Apply Schiff Hardin LLP 2/18/2010
Massachusetts Appeals Court holds that exception to pollution exclusion allows coverage for common law liability, even when such liablity overlaps 21E liability Nina E. Kallen Attorney at Law 2/16/2010
Court Validates Angie’s List Business Model of Consumer Protection Under the Communications Decency Act Ice Miller LLP 2/4/2010
How Does the New Federal Contractors Tax Directive Raise the Stakes for Independent Contractor Misclassification? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/3/2010
Building Green Without Losing Green: Managing Risks In Sustainable Design And Construction Contracts Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 2/1/2010
Large Tracts of Land Not Immune from Zoning Regulation Poyner Spruill LLP 1/6/2010
Foreclosure Mediation Program on Its Way to Cook County Much Shelist, P.C. 12/31/2009
One Planner’s Blight Is Another Man’s Treasure: Two New York City Cases Bring Eminent Domain Back to the Spotlight Bingham McCutchen LLP 12/30/2009
A Second Chance for North Carolina Development Poyner Spruill LLP 10/4/2009
Understanding the Federal Climate Change Legislation: The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454 Ungaretti and Harris LLP 9/1/2009
General Growth Properties and the Boundaries of Bankruptcy Remoteness Bingham McCutchen LLP 8/30/2009
Little Errors Equals Big Losses with Deeds of Trust Poyner Spruill LLP 8/27/2009
Legislature Adopts New Laws Governing Land Use Appeals to Superior Court Poyner Spruill LLP 8/27/2009
Winning the Battle to Arbitrate: Was the Victory Real or Pyrrhic? Much Shelist, P.C. 8/27/2009
Your Policy Or Mine? Navigating the Shoals of Concurrent Insurance Much Shelist, P.C. 8/23/2009
When Tenants Go Dark: Negotiating Exclusive Use Clauses in a Tenant-Friendly Market Much Shelist, P.C. 8/19/2009
Construction and Real Estate Industry Clients Take Note: Modifications of Chapter 44A Materialman’s Lien Law Are Being Proposed Poyner Spruill LLP 8/13/2009
2008 Year in Review: The Supreme Court of North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP 8/13/2009
Employers Should Have Written Policy for Employee Mobile Phone Usage While Operating a Motor Vehicle Poyner Spruill LLP 8/10/2009
Early Risk Assessment Reduces Receivable Problems Clark & Trevithick 8/5/2009
Recovery Zone Facility Bonds at a Glance Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP 7/31/2009
Abstention as an Alternative: Bankruptcy Court Is Not Always the Best Place to Be Much Shelist, P.C. 7/31/2009
The Latest Developments with the E-Verify Program Akerman Senterfitt 7/31/2009
New Developments on Federal Highway and Transit Programs Akerman Senterfitt 7/30/2009
Internal Control Compliance: It's More Than You Think. 7/30/2009
Appellate Court Decision Invalidating Unjustified "Affordable Housing In Lieu Fees" Is Now Final (BIACC v. City of Patterson) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/30/2009
Variations on a Timeshare Theme in Colorado Resort Communities Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/22/2009
Colorado Construction Defects Update: A Perspective Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/22/2009
Governmental Restrictions on Land Use Permits as Takings of Private Property Rights Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/22/2009
Forming the Mixed-Use Community How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Sharing Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/22/2009
Is the AIA's Mutual Waiver of Consequential Damages Really Mutual? Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/21/2009
Adverse Possession Claims in Colorado Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/21/2009
Green retrofitting existing bldgs. Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/21/2009
The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act When is a Condominium Project Exempt from Registration? Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/21/2009
Stabilization Of Housing Market Will Create Additional Public/Private Partnership Opportunities Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/20/2009
New Secondary Lending Market Terms Making It Tough On Condos Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/20/2009
Chinese Drywall Remediation: What Needs to be Imported into your Construction Contract? Akerman Senterfitt 7/1/2009
The Who, What and How of Additional-Insured Requirements: Part I Much Shelist, P.C. 6/30/2009
1031 Exchanges: Protecting Your Sale Proceeds from a Qualified Intermediary's Creditors Much Shelist, P.C. 6/30/2009
Department of Energy Outlines Funding for Solar and Geothermal Energy Projects Day Pitney LLP 6/29/2009
Additional-Insured Requirements (Part II): The Importance of Ongoing Program Coordination and Administration Much Shelist, P.C. 6/27/2009
Ten Ways to “Green” A Commercial Lease Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/27/2009
Successfully Managing A Troubled Construction Project Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/5/2009
New Jersey & Pennsylvania – Law Firms The New Jersey-Israel Connection: “Green” Buildings And Much More Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/4/2009
New Jersey & Pennsylvania – Law Firms The Path To New Jersey’s Future Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/4/2009
Brother Can You Spare Some Time? Foreclosure timelines in Illinois Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/3/2009
D3 : A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PLANNING FOR RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/3/2009
CMBS -- (Cowboys May Be Surprised) Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/3/2009
A Group Approach To Coping With The Subprime Mortgage Crisis Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/2/2009
What The “Subprime Crisis” Really Means For Your Business Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/2/2009
Rolling Up and Recapitalizing the Distressed Tenancy In Common (TIC) Deal Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/1/2009
Obama's Environmental Programs Offer Business Opportunities Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/1/2009
Developers Take Heed: Illinois Condominium Property Act Includes Buyer-Friendly Provisions Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
The Contractor Prompt Payment Act and How It Can Affect Your Construction Project Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
New Illinois Law Provides Penalties for Misclassifying Construction Workers as Independent Contractors Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
Employers Beware: New Illinois Employment Laws Take Effect on January 1, 2008 Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
Reminder to Retailers and Restaurant Owners: Truncate Credit Card Numbers and Eliminate Expiration Dates to Avoid FACTA Litigation Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
Avoid Class Action Litigation: Compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act When Faxing Advertising Material Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
Building Owners at Risk: Premises Liability, Insurance and Indemnification Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
Letters of Intent: Preliminary Negotiation or Binding Agreement? Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
In Search of Tax Relief: Incentives for Industrial and Commercial Properties in Cook County Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
Loan Prepayment Penalties in Illinois: An Update on Enforceability Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
Caution: Bumpy Roads Ahead for Your Securitized Loan Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
Supreme Court Rules that a NJ Hospital’s Off-Campus Facility May Be Exempt from Property Tax Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
The Mechanics Lien in a Troubled Market: What Property Owners Should Know Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
Buyer Beware: Increased Chicago Real Estate Transfer Tax Takes Effect Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
Are You an Additional Insured? An Oral Contract May Not Be Worth the Paper It’s (Eventually) Printed On Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
Illinois Supreme Court Extends a Helping Hand to Homeowners and Lenders Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
Liability Insurance and the Duty to Defend: When Does the “Eight Corners” Test Have an Extra Corner? Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
The Devil’s in the Details: Exercising Your Contractual Rights Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure: A Workout Strategy for Commercial Real Estate Owners and Their Lenders Much Shelist, P.C. 5/28/2009
Reduce Your Commercial Property Tax Assessment…and Save Money in the Process Much Shelist, P.C. 5/28/2009
Quick Action: Proposed Legislation May Adversely Affect Transfer Taxation of Closely Held Business Interests Much Shelist, P.C. 5/26/2009