Environmental Consulting Design Services/Site Assessments and Remedial Investigation/Actions: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Request for Qualifications
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) for: Environmental Consulting Design Services for Site Assessments and Remedial Investigation/Actions See 930-RFQ-2401. The RFQ’s Notice of Intent states it is…
Refinery/CERCLA: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether United States Controls During World War II Established it as an Operator
Co-Author: Elizabeth Strickland The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”) addressed in a June 23rd Opinion the scope of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) term “operator.” See MRP Properties Company, LLC v. United…
U.S. EPA Proposed NSPS/NESHAP for Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry: American Chemistry Council/Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers/U.S. Tire Manufacturers/Vinyl Institute Comments
The American Chemistry Council, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, and Vinyl Institute (collectively “ACC”) submitted July 7th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the: Proposed New Source Performance Standards for…
Rural Water/Modernizing Our Community Water Systems: July 19th U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Hearing
The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry (“Committee”) held a hearing on July 19th which was titled: Rural Water: Modernizing Our Community Water Systems (“Hearing”) United States Senator John Boozman of Arkansas serves as the Ranking Member on the Committee…
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…