Recently by Paul E. Gutermann
Launching A Climate Change Practice - A Portent Of Things To Come
Editor: What were the factors that led the firm to set up a special practice group to serve clients who have a known or potential liability for GHG emissions or other possible violations of environmental, social and ethical obligations? Our climate change practice developed organically as our...
Read MoreNot-So-New Source Review: D.C. Circuit Signals A Return To NSR Enforcement
On March 17, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated a rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that had lain at the heart of EPA's efforts to reform the New Source Review (NSR) program under the Clean Air Act. New York v. EPA, No. 03-1380 ( New York II )....
Read MoreScience Fact And Legal Fiction Why Including An Outside Science Coordinator In Your Litigation Team May Make More Sense Than You Think
Environmental enforcement and toxic tort litigation has increasingly involved complex scientific and technical evidence drawn from multiple disciplines. To present at trial a successful attack on an opposing party's experts under Daubert, it is essential to begin building the foundation for that...
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