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William A. Ruskin
over 8 years ago
Consumer Protection & Privacy
Consumer Protection and Privacy Law Blog
William A. Ruskin: Best Practices For Avoiding Data Breach Liability
By William A. Ruskin Articles concerning cyber-security and data breach typically fall into two general categories: those discussing how to prevent a data breach from occurring and those discussing how to respond when one occurs. As I discussed in...
William A. Ruskin
over 8 years ago
Consumer Protection & Privacy
Consumer Protection and Privacy Law Blog
William A. Ruskin: U.S. Bankruptcy Court Exposes Plaintiff Scheme To Suppress Asbestos Exposure Evidence
By William A. Ruskin On January 10, 2014, the Hon. George R. Hodges, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina, handed down a decision that promises to be a “game changer” for asbestos manufacturers facing...
William A. Ruskin
over 8 years ago
Health Care
Health Care Law Blog
William A. Ruskin: N.Y. High Court Opts Not To Expand Liability For Health Data Confidentiality Breach
By William A. Ruskin The New York Court of Appeals ruling that came down Jan. 9 in Doe v. Guthrie Clinic , 2014 NY Slip Op 00138 (Court of Appeals 1/9/14) [ enhanced opinion available to lexis.com subscribers ], should prove helpful in evaluating the...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Environmental
Environmental Law Blog
William A. Ruskin: FTC Cracks Down On ‘Greenwashing’
By William A. Ruskin Law 360 reported recently that that the FTC is taking decisive action against companies that make deceptive environmental marketing claims. “Greenwashing” involves misleading consumers concerning the environmental benefits...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
William A. Ruskin: Federal Courts Uniformly Embrace Climate Science
By William A. Ruskin: A visitor to Capitol Hill might come away with the impression that there are serious questions about whether climate change is occurring and, if it is, whether it is caused by human activity. But one place where there are few...
William A. Ruskin
over 8 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
William A. Ruskin: Environmentalists Support Fracking But With Important Reservations
By William A. Ruskin It is necessary that natural gas be substituted for coal and oil as an energy source if the world is to have any chance of avoiding runaway greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions, particularly from the developing world. ...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
Zoning Ban On Fracking: OK in New York, But Maybe Not OK In Pennsylvania
By William A. Ruskin Local bans on hydraulic fracturing continue to be fiercely debated as the use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas development of shale reserves increasingly gains in popularity. Grassroots opponents of hydraulic fracturing...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Fracking and Alternative Energy Blog
William A. Ruskin: Military's Embrace Of Clean Energy Reduces Combat Casualties
By William A. Ruskin | The Army’s development of clean domestic energy resources strengthens national security and plays an important role in helping it to achieve its primary mission. As the world's largest consumer of energy, the military's...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Torts
Torts Law Blog
Court Holds Spicy Meatball, Not Pesticide, Caused Plaintiff's Illness
By William A. Ruskin In an Opinion and Order, dated May 31, 2013, the Hon. Sandra J. Feuerstein granted summary judgment to a defendant pesticide manufacturer after determining that plaintiff''s expert failed to meet the reliability requirements...
William A. Ruskin
over 10 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
William A. Ruskin on State Fracking Disclosure Requirements
By William A. Ruskin Opponents of fracking argue that it is necessary for the public, and health and safety professionals, to have full access to information on the constituents of hydraulic fracturing fluids and waste. In a report released on July...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
William A. Ruskin: Hydrofracking And The Debate Over Municipal Infrastructure
By William A. Ruskin On February 11, 2013, the IADC conducted a lively, interactive panel discussing the risks and benefits of shale oil and gas extraction at the IADC Mid-Winter Meeting . The panel represented the spectrum of political, regulatory...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
William A. Ruskin: Balancing The Rights Of Landowners, Wind Power Developers And Mineral Rights Owners
By William A. Ruskin It is the dream of many landowners in the United States to one day have both oil wells and wind turbines on their land. For this happen, however, landowners must play an active role in keeping oil and wind companies from trying...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
William A. Ruskin: Among Environmentalists, Hydrofracking is Not a 'Yes or No' Issue
By William A. Ruskin On April 10, 2013, I participated in " Justice Speaks ," an event sponsored by the Justice Action Center at New York Law School on hydraulic fracturing. Joining me on the podium was Daniel Raichel , a Project Attorney...
William A. Ruskin
over 10 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
William A. Ruskin: Lone Pine Order Ends 'No Causation' Hydrofracking Case
By William A. Ruskin A Lone Pine Order is an innovative judicial case management tool that requires toxic tort plaintiffs to produce credible expert evidence to support their theory of causation (or another key component of plaintiffs' claim...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
William A. Ruskin: Are Environmentalists Who Oppose Wind Farms Environmentalists?
By William A. Ruskin Wind power can help address the nation's compelling demand for electric power without increasing greenhouse gas emissions or enlarging our carbon footprint. Environmental activists, who are critical of the use of fossil fuels...
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