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Deceptive Trade Practices — A Texas No-Damages Model for Toxic Tort Litigation

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State and local governments have long participated in toxic tort litigation against manufacturers whose products are claimed to have driven up government healthcare costs. Now, the Texas attorney general has staked out a new...more

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DOJ Policy Restores Settlement Agreements Involving Payments to Non-Governmental Third Parties

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Settlement agreements regarding payments to non-governmental third parties were sharply curtailed by the Trump administration. A recent DOJ policy and rulemaking restores the authority for DOJ to enter into settlements...more

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Supplemental Environmental Projects Set to Return with New Guidelines

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On May 5, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the return of supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) in U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) settlements. SEPs are voluntary projects intended to benefit the environment...more

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Sometimes the Law Really Is Unambiguous — Clean Water Act Edition

Last week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a person who enters into an administrative settlement with a state is immune from citizen suits seeking civil penalties, but not immune from suits for declaratory or...more

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Lead-Based Paint Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Washington Renovator Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and A1 Asbestos LLC (“A1”) entered into a January 5th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of: . . . the Washington...more

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DOJ Issues Policy Memo Limiting the Use of Supplemental Environmental Projects in Federal Settlements

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On June 7, 2017, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a policy memorandum dated June 5, 2017 that prohibits the allocation of settlement funds to non-governmental, third-party organizations, as a condition of...more

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