When Competition Crosses the Line, Level the Playing Field with Unfair Competition Litigation
August 9, 2023
by Devin R. Bates
By now almost everyone has read about or experienced the “great resignation” and its unprecedented levels of employee turnover. With that increased worker mobility, there has been a surge in unfair competition litigation, including non-compete, trade secret, trademark, copyright, patent, and…
Lead in Drinking Water Exceeding Action Levels/Public Notification Issues: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a July 20th report titled: The EPA Should Determine What Interim Actions Can Be Taken to Immediately Notify the Public When Lead in Drinking Water Exceeds the Agency’s Action Level (“Report”) See…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Anniston Chemical Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) Solutia, Inc. (“SI”) entered into a July 12th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 23-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that SI operates a chemical manufacturing plant (“Facility”) in…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Miller County Sand Processing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Samsand, LLC (“Samsand”) entered into a June 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-042. The CAO provides that Samsand owns and operates a…
Drum Reconditioning Facility/RCRA/Clean Air Act: U.S. District Court (Wisconsin) Approves Entry of Consent Decree
The United States District Court (Eastern District Wisconsin) (“Court”) addressed in a July 27th Order a request by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) acting on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) a request for entry of a consent decree with Container…