Monthly Archives: March, 2022

US Sues Alaska and Alaskan County for Clean Water Act Violations Impacting 10 Communities

The United States has sued an Alaskan borough and the state in the District of Alaska for purported Clean Water Act violations for oil...

Explosives Plant Settles Clean Water Act Allegations with Feds, to pay $2.3M

According to a Department of Justice press release issued Wednesday, Austin Powder Company has agreed to resolve Clean Water Act allegations raised in a...

Netflix Claims No Infringement in Rival Studio’s Pandemic Film Copyright Case

Earlier this week, Netflix Inc. filed a reply brief in support of its motion to dismiss plaintiff Hollywood Innovations Group LLC’s (HIG) complaint for...

360 DigiTech Moves to Dismiss Securities Complaint Concerning Chinese Data Privacy Law Offenses

On Tuesday, 360 DigiTech Inc. refuted allegations that it violated anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. According to Tuesday’s motion to dismiss, the...

Impact on Global Financial Systems of U.S. Sanctions on Russia with Brad Rustin

Economic sanctions leveled against Russia, its leaders, and selected oligarchs by the United States and many other countries for its invasion of...

Facebook Files Opposition Brief in State AGs’ Antitrust Appeal Before D.C. Circuit

On Monday, Facebook, now Meta Platforms Inc., argued that a case brought by state attorneys general was correctly dismissed by Judge James E. Boasberg...

Louisiana Hospital Sues Insurance Company Over Denial of COVID-19 Related Claims

Plaintiff Hospital Service District No. 1 of Terrebonne Parish (Terrebonne General Medical Center, or TGMC) filed suit on Wednesday against Hartford Fire Insurance Company...

Ethicon Gets Partial Summary in Severed Mesh Case

On Wednesday, Ethicon won partial summary judgment in one of tens of thousands of cases against them in connection with the allegedly defective Ethicon...