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New York's Comprehensive Legislation Reforms For Contaminated Sites - Part II
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Action1 effective on January 11, 2000 provided amendments to the liability scheme under Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility, Compensation & Liability Act ("CERCLA"), also known as the Superfund statute.2 Thereafter, to...
Read MoreNew York's Brownfields Legislation For Contamination Sites
On January 11, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act.1 The legislation created a statutory brownfield funding program and provided financial assistance to states to establish and administer brownfield cleanup programs. The...
Read MoreUnderstanding SFAS 150
In May, 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150 - Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. SFAS 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures...
Read MoreElectronic Data Production - Courts Begin To Set Parameters - Part I
Part II of this Article, appearing in the February 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, will examine cost shifting, burden vs. probative value, and file preservation.Today, almost every corporation conducts a majority of its business in some form of electronic medium. Technology has...
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