Welcome to our 11th Issue of Currents 2024, our energy e-newsletter. This will be our last issue of 2024, and we want to sincerely thank you for reading Currents for the past eight years. Our goal is to relay top trending...more
11/22/2024
/ Battery ,
Biden Administration ,
BOEM ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Nuclear Power ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Companies ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
In two monumental November 14, 2024 spilt decisions, the West Virginia Supreme Court gives oil and gas lessees a huge win and makes doing business in West Virginia more expensive for oil and gas producers....more
This tenth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, finds us reporting fewer shutdown-related cases than in previous weeks, suggesting that these cases are winding down as the country opens...more
6/8/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Commercial Leases ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Masks ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Prisoners ,
Rent ,
School Closures ,
State and Local Government
Spilman lawyers addressed litigation issues of critical importance to large and small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Major topics include up-to-date litigation trends, as well as civil recourse for supply chain...more
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia's recent decision in Musick v. University Park at Evansdale marks an important affirmation of West Virginia law on taxation of leasehold interests. It has important and positive...more
11/28/2018
/ Appeals ,
Assignments ,
Capital Investments ,
Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Leaseholds ,
Property Tax ,
Rental Property ,
Student Housing ,
Supreme Court of Appeal ,
Tax Assessment ,
Valuation
With a bang, rather than a whimper, the saga of Pennsylvania’s Act 13 appears to have finally come to an end. On September 28, 2016, nearly three years after giving teeth to the long-dormant environmental rights amendment to...more
9/30/2016
/ Act 13 ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Takings ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Drinking Water ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Rights Amendment ,
Fracking ,
Gag Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Notice Requirements ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Spills ,
Oil Wells ,
Preemption ,
Private Property ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
State and Local Government ,
Storage Tanks ,
Trade Secrets