The UK Bribery Act 2010 has implications for US companies conducting business in the United Kingdom.
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Caleb Holmes
Caleb’s practice focuses on complex environmental litigation and environmental compliance. Caleb has represented clients in state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings. In his environmental litigation practice, Caleb often represents corporate clients in cost recovery, contribution and government enforcement actions under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Caleb has litigated such matters through trial and has also helped clients negotiate and settle matters. He has worked with clients on cases involving a wide variety of contaminants, including but not limited to PCBs, PFAS, and dioxins. Caleb also has broad experience litigating complex commercial litigation, including products liability and mass tort/toxic tort matters. He has a depth of experience with all aspects of discovery, including work with experts, taking and defending depositions, motion practice, trial preparation and settlement negotiation.
Caleb provides practical advice to clients in the acquisition and disposition of businesses and assets and the re-development of brownfield sites. He works with clients to achieve compliance with state-specific voluntary cleanup programs, including Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling Program (Act 2).
Caleb counsels clients on compliance with a broad range of federal and state environmental laws, including RCRA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and a host of other federal and state environmental laws.
In addition to his legal work, Caleb is active in various professional and civic organizations. He is currently serving as the Council’s Secretary for the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Environmental and Energy Law Section.
NYSDEC Recommends Lifting Fracking Ban, Subject to Limitations
The NYSDEC recommends lifting the moratorium on fracking in New York, subject to a number of limitations.
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Federal Court Has Jurisdiction Over Local Carbon Tax Dispute
The Fourth Circuit held that a federal court has jurisdiction over a local carbon tax, notwithstanding the Tax Injunction Act, because the tax is a punitive regulatory fee.
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The Perils of Self-Help
A recent Fifth Circuit opinion highlights the dangers that purchasers of contaminated property face when engaging in self-help to address environmental conditions.
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AEP v. Connecticut: No Public Nuisance Claim For GHG Emissions
In AEP v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court finds that the Clean Air Act displaces any right to bring a public nuisance claim against power plants for their alleged contribution to climate change.
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Corps Drops Appeal Over Wetlands Rules
U.S. Corps of Engineers voluntarily dismisses its appeal to the Eleventh Circuit over wetlands regulations in New Hope Power Co. v. U.S. Corps of Engineers.
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CERCLA Updates
Hamilton Hackney discusses two recent CERCLA cases, which address, respectively (1) the constitutionality of unilateral adminstrative orders (UAOs), and (2) who has authority to recover penalties for alleged violations of UAOs.
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Seeking Attorney Fees Under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law
In his monthly column in the Legal Intelligencer/Pennsylvania Law Weekly, David Mandelbaum explores the recent trend of seeking attorney fees under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law.
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Governor Cuomo Tells NYSDEC To Consider Pennsylvania Well Blowout in Horizontal Drilling Review, Finish Review by July 1
Governor Cuomo instructed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to consider the Bradford County, Pennsylvania natural gas blowout in its horizontal drilling review, which Cuomo said should be completed by July 1, 2011.
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Non-Partisan Legislative Analyst Recommends Ceasing All Work on the Cap-And-Trade Program Until More Alternatives are Analyzed By Legislature
A non-partisan legislative analyst has recommended that the California legislature direct the California Air Quality Board to cease all work on its cap-and-trade program until it completes its analysis of alternatives.
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