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“Death Star Bill” Survives Legal Challenge, Leaving Enforcement to Private Parties

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On July 18, 2025, the Texas Third Court of Appeals in Austin dismissed a constitutional challenge to the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act (the “Act”) on standing grounds, declining to address whether the Act’s sweeping...more

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Climate Litigation Against the US Is Dead. How Long Will State Climate Damage Cases Survive?

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On Monday morning, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Juliana v. United States. The cert. denial leaves in place the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that ordered the case dismissed for lack of standing. At least for...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

New York State Environmental Conservation Law Preempts Local Municipality Hunting Restrictions in New York

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This week, a not-for-profit hunters advocacy group, Hunters For Deer, Inc. (HFD), won a decisive victory in the Second Department based on New York’s preemption doctrine.  In Hunters for Deer, Inc. v Town of Smithtown,...more

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Lack of Standing Prevents a Challenge to a Local Law that Requires Massage Therapists to be Licensed by the Municipality

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The Appellate Division recently issued a decision that explained why a massage therapist and the American Massage Therapy Association, (AMTA), a professional organization of massage therapists, lacked standing to challenge a...more

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Applicant’s Failure To Include Information About The Whole Project On The Site Plan Ends Up In Remand To Planning Board

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A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Warren County, John Carr v. Village of Lake George Village Board, demonstrates how a simple omission on a site plan approval application can upend an approved project, even though...more

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Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Weeks Ending November 3 & 10, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE FINANCIAL SERVICES UPDATE TITLE INSURANCE UPDATE - Misrepresentation: developer entitled to directed verdict on claims of fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation asserted by condominium association...more

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May the 4th Be With You: Philadelphia’s Wage Equity Saga Continues

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It is only fitting that, on this day, May the 4th, which has become known colloquially as Star Wars Day, we bring you this update on Philadelphia’s Wage Equity Ordinance saga which could send significant ripples throughout...more

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New Delaware Unclaimed Property Decision Further Complicates Landscape

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Another federal judge slams Delaware’s unclaimed property audit methodology but rejects the holder’s reliance on the priority rules as a defense to the audit demands. See Marathon Petroleum Corp. et al. v. Cook et al., No....more

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