In the March 21, 2012 decision of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (Docket No. 10-1062), the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a landowner may bring a civil action against the EPA to challenge a compliance order, even if the EPA has not yet brought an...
In November 2011, Region 9 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued updated Regional Screening Levels (“RSL”) (or Preliminary Remediation Goals) to harmonize with similar risk-based screening levels used by Regions 3 and 6. The new RSLs are...
DDSF Partner John Mackel presented the Case of the Month in the International Right of Way Association’s September / October newsletter. John discussed William Bookout v. State of California ex rel. Dept. of Transportation (2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 1478. Specifially,...
Congratulations to DDSF Partner Jennifer Taggart for her appearance on the January 4, 2011 episode of CBS’ The Talk. On the January 4, 2011 episode of The Talk, DDSF partner Jennifer Taggart shared her knowledge regarding consumer safety and labeling issues with Julie...
DDSF Partner Jennifer Taggart will participate in a lively expert panel discussion on modern parenting issues this Sunday, January 16, 2010. The topic for discussion is ”How to Raise a Healthy and Safe Child in the 21st Century.” The panel is presented by the Columbia...
