Tue Sep 27th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
Bick Law LLP published an article on Law 360. Download a copy of our article here.
Category: Environmental Law
Fri Sep 23rd, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On July 11, 2016, in a partially published opinion, the Second Appellate District Court of Appeal in Center for Biological Diversity v. Department of Fish and Wildlife (The Newhall Land and Farming Company, Real Party in Interest) – on remand from the Supreme Court’s earlier decision – reversed in part and affirmed in part the trial court’s judgment finding that Newhall’s real estate project environmental impact statement (EIS) was inadequate […]
Wed Sep 21st, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On September 16, 2016, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed the re-adoption of an emergency regulation that allows temporary use of a standard point-of-sale Proposition 65 “safe harbor” warning for bisphenol A (BPA) exposures to consumers from canned and bottled foods and beverages. The emergency regulation, which became effective April 18, 2016, is in effect for a limited time of 180 days and will expire on […]
Mon Sep 12th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On July 27, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reached a decision in Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, holding that the defendant – a Canadian smelter operator – is not liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for aerial emissions of various hazardous substances that were subsequently deposited onto and into the Upper Columbia River Site in Washington state. The court reasoned that the defendant […]