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Two Creeks, a Marsh and Two Lakes Sue a Florida Real Estate Developer

Green Building Law Update

That legal doctrine was brought to bear when on January 8, 2021, this defendant Beachline made a permit application to the state Florida, including, requesting authorization to fill in approximately 115 acres of Orange County waters for a construction of a mixed use residential and commercial retail development on approximately 1,923 acres.

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Bury Your Head in the Sand and ESG will Go Away

Green Building Law Update

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. We have worked with public companies and their counsel for years on responding to these matters, but the level of shareholder activism in 2021 is unprecedented.

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Tips for Enacting Workplace Mask, Vaccine Requirements

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Wed, 08/18/2021 - 09:54. But recent court decisions have provided legal support, Blue added, including one ruling upholding a Texas hospital's mandate. For example, they may need to consider whether their workplaces are communal, and whether they permit employees to safely socially distance. cbroderick.

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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

As made clear by the January 14, 2021 EPA action, the response is “no” that the standard practice for environmental site assessments in the vast majority of places does not consider PFAS, however, Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a group of more than 4,000 man-made chemicals that include PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals. .§9601(14),

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Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC: What the U.S. Supreme Court’s Upcoming Decision on 28 U.S.C § 1782 Means for International Construction Arbitration

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On March 22, 2021, the U.S. 1782 and the “Foreign or International Tribunal” Section 1782 is a procedural device that permits an applicant to petition the U.S. 20-794, 2021 WL 1072280 (U.S. 20-794, 2021 WL 1072280 (U.S. 22, 2021).). This article was originally published in The Dispute Revolver.

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Contractor’s Guide to Biden’s Buy American Act Changes: Buy More (and More and More) American

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

In February 2021, we alerted contractors not only to Buy American Act changes previously implemented by the Trump administration but also to the potential changes addressed in a Biden administration executive order. Below are the key takeaways for contractors. Takeaway #1. Takeaway #3.

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2018 IgCC Poised to be Adopted for the First Time

Green Building Law Update

Since 2017, the 2012 IgCC has been permitted in the County as an alternative to mandatory LEED building. But in what is being described as a requiem to LEED in America, the 2018 IgCC will now be required, but LEED will no longer satisfy the local legal green building mandate in Montgomery County. But apparently not for long.