SPCC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New Haven, Connecticut, Biofuels Producer Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and American GreenFuels, LLC (“AGF”) entered into a February 23rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing addressed violations of the Clean Water Act Oil Pollution Prevention regulations promulgated at 40 CFR Part 112. See Docket…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Tammie Hynum (Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Office of Land Resources [Quality Assurance Manager]) Announces Retirement
Ms. Tammie Hynum of the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) has announced that she will retire at the end of April. Tammie currently serves as the DEQ Office of Land Resources Quality Assurance Manager. Tammie has worked for DEQ for the past 32…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: United States District Judge (District of North Dakota) Enjoins Enforcement of Rule in 24 States (Including Arkansas)
United States District Judge Daniel L. Hovland (District of North Dakota) issued an April 12th Order granting plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (“Order”) addressing a challenge to a final rule issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Corps of…
Environmental Justice: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Draft Guidance Memorandum Addressing the Permitting Process
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a draft document titled: Guidance Memo No. 23-XXXX-Environmental Justice in the Permitting Process (“Guidance”) DEQ states that the Guidance is designed to create procedures to accomplish the goals set forth in the previously enacted…
Hot Topics in Products Liability Law: Practical Problems Currently Limit the Use of Data in Products Liability Cases, but That Will Soon Change
April 12, 2023
by Devin R. Bates
In a past blog post, we predicted that data is arguably the products liability issue of the future, and we also explored some ways in which data can be used as a sword and a shield in products liability cases. However, arguably the most pressing, and most practically limiting issue surrounding the…