City of Oakland v. BP PLC United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 5, 2020, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California; August 12, 2020, Amended No. 18-16663 Opinion  [*901]  AMENDED OPINION IKUTA, Circuit Judge: Two California cities...

Chevron Corp. v. City of Oakland Supreme Court of the United States June 14, 2021, Decided No. 20-1089. Opinion Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration...

Atchley v. Astrazeneca UK Ltd. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit September 21, 2021, Argued; January 4, 2022, Decided No. 20-7077 Opinion  [*208]  PILLARD, Circuit Judge :  [*209]  The known terrorist group Jaysh al-Mahdi...

4737 Conner Co., L.L.C. v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit February 21, 2003, Decided 02-5131 Opinion  [*275]  CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge . 4737 Conner Co., L.L.C. ("Conner") seeks review of a decision of the...

Review the market trends in sandbagging provisions in private transactions announced in 2021. This practice note covers the prevalence of sandbagging provisions and the use of certain covenants and cure rights as backdoor sandbagging provisions. For quick...

A “waterfall” provision in an intercreditor agreement refers to the order of application of funds or proceeds and is a repayment mechanism by which funds from a loan are paid out in an enforcement scenario. Review this practice note to understand...

States Mandating Healthcare Facility Visitor Access At least nine states – most recently Florida, on April 6 – have passed laws allowing visitors to healthcare facilities even during a pandemic. Some of the laws, including those passed last...

TX Growers Irate at Gov Over Massive Truck Backlog Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is drawing intense criticism from Lone Star State agricultural interests over an ongoing backlog of commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border caused by his order that each...

After at least a decade of debate and dashed hopes, advocates for paid family leave in Maryland have finally seen their efforts rewarded as majority Democrats easily overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s (R) veto of a measure that makes the Old Line State...

Plaintiffs Larry Semenza and Faye Fitzgerald commenced this action to recover compensation for crop damage which they allege was caused when their crops were sprayed by defendants Ronald Bowman and Eric Johnson or L & R Spraying Service. The complaint...