Publications
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It’s Obvious…Right?! The Federal Circuit Unveils New Obviousness Standard for Design Patent ApplicationsJune 18, 2024 | Publications
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit shook things up on May 23, 2024, with an en banc p...
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U.S. Supreme Court: Debtors’ Insurance Company Has Standing to Be Heard in Chapter 11 ProceedingJune 12, 2024 | Publications
The U.S. Supreme Court held last week in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. that an insur...
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Buyer Beware! Ohio’s Seventh District Says DMA Claims Not for SaleJune 11, 2024 | Publications
If a severed mineral interest is abandoned of record under the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (DMA),[1] bu...
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U.S. EPA Urges States to Consider Including PFAS Monitoring in Power Plant Wastewater Discharge PermitsJune 4, 2024 | PFAS Updates
On April 25, 2024, U.S. EPA finalized a Clean Water Act regulation to revise the technology-based ef...
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Congress Following States’ Lead to Phase Out PFASMay 23, 2024 | PFAS Updates
On April 18, 2024, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN) and Senator Dick Durbin (IL) introduced the For...
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May 2024 Immigration UpdatesMay 23, 2024 | Publications
USCIS Increases Automatic Extension of Certain EADs On April 4, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati...
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Seven More PFAS Added to Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting by U.S. EPAMay 22, 2024 | PFAS Updates
On May 17, 2024, U.S. EPA finalized the addition of seven PFAS chemicals to the agency’s Toxic Rel...
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PFOA and PFOS Are ‘Hazardous Substances’ Under CERCLA: Key Takeaways and Questions for Real Estate TransactionsMay 21, 2024 | Finance Industry Blogs
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) recently designated “forever chemical...
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The Future of Climate Policy and Corporate AccountabilityMay 17, 2024 | Publications
*This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law on May 17, 2024. California’s S.B. 253...
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Kentucky Legislature Creates New Agency to Review Proposed Retirement of Utility Generation FacilitiesMay 17, 2024 | Publications
The Kentucky legislature recently enacted Senate Bill (SB) 349, which creates a new agency, the Ener...
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State Legislature Sparks Nuclear Energy Development in Kentucky with SB 198May 16, 2024 | Publications
The Kentucky Legislature recently passed Senate Bill (SB) 198, overriding Governor Andy Beshear’s ...
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Private Equity in Health Care: Three Takeaways Going ForwardMay 10, 2024 | Publications
*This article was originally published in Reuter’s Attorney Analysis section on May 9, 2024. F...