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A Climate Adaptation Toolkit for the Insurance Industry

Law Columbia

On July 21, 2023, the Sabin Center launched its latest report, Modelling Climate Litigation Risk for (Re)Insurers. However, alongside physical risks, companies face a rising tide of climate change-related litigation. The economic impact of climate litigation can be enormous.

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Louisiana Operator Slapped by Appellate Court

Energy & the Law

These statutes are often litigated, but few disputes result in a reported decision. Aethon did not send the requested information to Kelly until February 12, 2019—after Kelly filed suit seeking a judgment that Aethon had failed to comply with its disclosure and reporting obligations. But last month, the U.S. or 30:103.2,

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First District Holds LA’s Water Allocations To Agricultural Lessees Were Authorized Under Existing Leases And Did Not Constitute Or Implement A Separate “Project” Subject to CEQA Review

CEQA Developments

The overlap of those two roles gave rise to the County of Mono case, in which the County sought to use CEQA litigation as leverage over the City’s water allocations to agricultural users who lease property from the City. Entitlement and litigation attorneys should accordingly both find it a useful case to review.

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That Dam Case (Again):  Third District Upholds Oroville Hydropower Facilities Relicensing EIR Against Numerous CEQA Challenges

CEQA Developments

Factual and Procedural Background This case’s remarkably extensive litigation history has resulted in no fewer than four published decisions, three from the Third District and one from the California Supreme Court (aka “SCOCA”). (Of Department of Water Resources (2019) 39 Cal.App.5th County of Butte and County of Plumas, et al v.

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4 Consequences Of Gov't Contractor Antitrust Violations

Arnold Porter

A contractor also may be debarred for violating federal or state antitrust laws relating to the submission of offers.[[N: June 11, 2019), [link]. ]]. 17, 2019), [link]. ]]. Dep't of Justice, Antitrust Division Update (Spring 2019), [link]. ]] and DOJ created the PCSF soon thereafter. N: 48 C.F.R. N: 48 C.F.R.

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The European Court of Human Rights’ April 9 Climate Rulings and the Future (Thereof)

Law Columbia

This photo shows the inside of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, eastern France, on February 7, 2019. Still, this welcome development of the case law by no means constitutes a groundbreaking change in future generations’ legal situation.

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A “Capitol” Offense: Third District Holds State Capitol Building Annex/Visitor Center Project EIR Violated CEQA Due To Inadequate Project Description And Analyses Of Historical Cultural Impacts, Aesthetics, And Project Alternatives

CEQA Developments

The DEIR was circulated September 9, 2019. The Court first held, as a matter of law exercising de novo review, that the EIR failed to contain the “accurate, stable, and finite project description” required by CEQA and necessary for an intelligent evaluation of a project’s impacts. City and County of San Francisco (2019) 33 Cal.App.5th