On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers, as “hazardous substances” under Section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA” or “Superfund”) (the “Final Rule”). The designation, which takes effect 60 days after…
Writing and publishing articles or blog posts can be a powerful branding and business development tool for lawyers. Not only do they demonstrate your expertise in your practice area, but they also significantly enhance your visibility and credibility.
However, your work doesn’t end once the article is published – in fact, it’s just beginning. Here…
The FTC unveiled its long-awaited final rule banning most non-compete agreements during a live broadcast of a Commission meeting on April 23, 2024. The proposed rule, which was first announced in January 2023, underwent an extensive public comment process in which approximately 26,000 comments were received. According to the FTC, approximately 25,000 of these comments…
On January 29, 2024, Charles E. Littlejohn was sentenced to five years in prison for committing one of the largest heists in the history of the federal government. Littlejohn did not steal gold or cash, but rather, confidential data held by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) concerning the United States’ wealthiest individuals and families.
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When parents separate, the divorce process often becomes more complex than for a childless couple. From paternity determination to custody and visitation rights, the court will need to carefully examine both parents to determine what is in the best interest of the child.
During this time, it is essential for the male parent to understand…
The National Institute of Mental Well being noted that 16.32% of youth (aged 12-17) in the District of Columbia (DC) expertise at the very least just one big depressive episode (MDE).
Although the prevalence of youth with MDE in DC is reduce compared to some states, these types of as Oregon (where by it reached…
During a divorce, the assets of both of those events may be suitable for division and reallocation to the other partner. Nevertheless, traditionally, adult males have usually been at a drawback for the duration of this method for both cultural and logistical factors.
To assure that property are distributed equitably amongst all events, it is…
On March 1, the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with a reduce courtroom decision denying an Apache interest group’s movement for a preliminary injunction versus the transfer of copper-prosperous federal land to non-public organization Resolution Copper.
Oak Flat, a piece of land that the Ninth Circuit acknowledges is “a web site…
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Consultant Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) have created a breakthrough by agreeing on a bipartisan information privacy legislation proposal. The laws aims to tackle issues linked to consumer knowledge selection by technologies providers and empower persons to have control over their individual info.
The proposed laws aims to limit…
On April 9, 2024, seven states filed suit in opposition to the Biden administration in an endeavor to block its new “SAVE” strategy, an cash flow-driven reimbursement system that sales opportunities to eventual financial loan forgiveness. The scenario is pending in the U.S. District Court docket for the Jap District of Missouri.
Plaintiff states declare that the…