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Judge pauses Snake River salmon litigation

Stay will give parties time to test $1B restoration plan

02/09/24 8:48 AM By Noah Wicks

A longstanding court case over salmon declines in the Columbia and Snake rivers will see a five-to-ten-year pause after a federal judge agreed to give the Biden Administration, four Northwestern tribes, an assortment of environmental groups and the states of Washington and Oregon additional time to test out a $1 billion agreement intended to resolve the dispute.

Settlements reached with three firms in Roundup litigation

09/16/20 6:05 AM By Steve Davies

Three law firms who represent thousands of plaintiffs in Roundup litigation against Bayer have told the court overseeing the settlement process that they now have agreements with the company, signaling progress is being made to resolve the litigation.

Lawsuits challenge new 'waters' of the U.S. definition

04/29/20 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

The lawsuits have begun over the government’s latest attempt to define “waters of the U.S.,” with New Mexico ranchers and Chesapeake Bay conservationists challenging the recently published rule.

Hearing scheduled in Roundup case appeal

04/15/20 7:59 AM By Steve Davies

A hearing has been scheduled for San Francisco June 2 in an appeal of the first Roundup cancer case to go to trial.

Feds side with Monsanto in Roundup cancer case

01/08/20 6:35 AM By Steve Davies

Monsanto is receiving help fighting a multimillion-dollar verdict awarded for exposure to its flagship herbicide, Roundup, from an unusual source: the federal government.

Lawyer for Roundup plaintiffs charged with extortion

12/18/19 4:50 PM By Steve Davies

A Virginia lawyer heavily involved in Roundup litigation has been charged with attempted extortion for “threatening to inflict substantial financial and reputational harm” on an unnamed chemical company unless he received $200 million in “consulting fees,” the Justice Department says.

CBD company hit with class-action lawsuit

12/11/19 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

Two consumers have filed a class-action lawsuit against a California CBD company for selling unapproved drugs, dietary supplements and foods, the latest in a series of suits that have hit the CBD industry since the Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to 15 companies last month.

More wetlands litigation may be coming to a court near you

02/15/17 11:59 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2017 - Court fights over the scope of the government’s authority under the Clean Water Act are likely to increase during the Trump administration, attorneys who specialize in CWA law said at a conference in Washington last week.

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