In a jurisprudential pile-up, the Fifth Circuit has become the arena for two simultaneous legal battles that may shape the law of standing and realign federal environmental law. While all eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court...more
5/26/2023
/ Abortion ,
Appeals ,
Citizen Suits ,
Clean Air Act ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Injunctions ,
Pregnancy ,
SCOTUS ,
Texas ,
TX Supreme Court
Beachcombers in Galveston has been seeing ghosts of a biologic sort. For nearly a decade, wild dogs that vividly resemble endangered red wolves have begun to appear in the Texas coastal plain. While these canids officially...more
The brawl over climate tort liability has returned, again, to the U.S. Supreme Court. In its first skirmish in 2011, the Court in Connecticut v. American Electric Power swept the board by declaring that the federal Clean Air...more
1/22/2021
/ Appellate Review ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Liability ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Federal Common Law ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Jurisdiction ,
Oral Argument ,
Removal ,
State Courts ,
State Law Tort Claims ,
Statutory Interpretation
E-cigarettes have vaulted to the front pages lately, and for tragic reasons. To date, at least six users have died from severe lung disease tied to vaping, and nearly 400 others have reported serious medical symptoms in 36...more
9/17/2019
/ Cannabis Products ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Employment Policies ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Liability ,
Popular ,
RCRA ,
Trump Administration ,
Vaping