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Delaware River group's EPA suit update: Judge remands lawsuit on rule likely to be repealed by Biden Administration
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a move from the Environmental Protection Agency to remand a lawsuit brought by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network without vacatur, concerning a specific tenet of the Clean Water Act now under review by the administration of President Joe Biden. -
Statement of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Regarding Recent Publication by Institute for Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, Inc.
In our constitutional democracy, the court is the focal point of the entire criminal justice system; its mission is to serve the public by administering justice in a fair and impartial manner, by preserving each citizen’s constitutional rights, and by faithfully applying the rule of law in each individual case. -
Morgan Lewis Partner Kenneth Polite Confirmed as DOJ Assistant Attorney General
Morgan Lewis Partner Kenneth Polite Confirmed as DOJ Assistant Attorney General. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman Recognizes National Police Week with Visits to Law Enforcement Entities to Award Service and Salute Sacrifice
In honor of National Police Week, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman joins U.S. Attorneys across the nation in recognizing the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler Recognizes Police Week
In honor of National Police Week, Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney And IRS Warn Potential Tax Cheats To Timely File Accurate And Complete Tax Returns
With the deadline for filing federal individual income tax returns having been extended to May 17th, 2021, and taxpayers now preparing to file their tax returns, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia Field Office, IRS Criminal Investigation Division, jointly announced a warning to those who are thinking about breaking the law by committing tax crimes. -
Chesapeake Energy company to pay $1.9 million to resolve suit over environmental violations tied to fracking in Pa.
WILLIAMSPORT – A Chesapeake Energy company engaged in fracking in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania, will pay a $1.9 million fine and remediate environmental issues for failing to properly protect wetlands areas at 76 oil and gas well sites in five counties statewide. -
Registered nurses say Central Pa. hospital systems colluded to limit jobs, salaries in class action
WILLIAMSPORT – A trio of registered nurses have brought a prospective class action lawsuit against Geisinger Health and Evangelical Community Hospital, claiming the Pennsylvania hospitals engaged in a secret “no-poach agreement” that suppressed professional mobility and salaries in Central Pennsylvania. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: United States Attorney David J. Freed Announces Resignation
United States Attorney David J. Freed, of Camp Hill, PA, has announced his resignation effective midnight January 1, 2021. -
Federal judge rejects EPA's motion to dismiss Clean Water Act-related suit from Delaware River group
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied an attempt from the Environmental Protection Agency to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, over the implementation of a specific tenet of the Clean Water Act. -
AG Shapiro joins 37 colleagues in filing antitrust litigation against Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro has joined a bipartisan coalition of more than three dozen AGs who have filed an antitrust action against Google, claiming the Internet search company has an illegal monopoly over the online search market that hurts consumers and advertisers. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: David Mandelbaum Speaks at Ninth Annual Advanced DC Conference on Litigating Natural Resource Damages
David G. Mandelbaum, co-chair of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Environmental Practice, will speak at the Ninth Annual Advanced DC Conference on Litigating Natural Resource Damages, to be held virtually on Dec. 10 and 11. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney Scott Brady Establishes “Dick Thornburgh Award” to Recognize an Outstanding Federal Prosecutor in the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States Attorney Scott Brady of the Western District of Pennsylvania has established an annual award to recognize sustained outstanding performance by an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s office. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig’s Jessica Natali to Lead Panel at PACDL 2020 White Collar Practice Seminar
Jessica Natali, a White Collar Defense & Special Investigations shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Philadelphia office,lead a panel at the 2020 White Collar Practice Seminar, presented virtually by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on Nov. 20. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney Brady Appoints Election Officers for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States Attorney Scott W, Brady announced that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Eric G. Olshan and Lee J. Karl will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 3, 2020, general election. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: United States Attorney William M. McSwain Announces Preparations to Preserve the Integrity of the 2020 General Election in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Assistant United States Attorney Richard P. Barrett will lead the efforts of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the general election on November 3, 2020. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: District Election Officer On Duty For November 2020 Elections
United States Attorney David J. Freed announced that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Eric Pfisterer will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 3, 2020, general election. -
Delaware River environmental group update: Argues new law gives it standing to sue EPA
PHILADELPHIA – The Delaware Riverkeeper Network argues that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot have its lawsuit over the implementation of a specific tenet of the Clean Water Act dismissed it says, due to new federal laws creating standing for it in the litigation. -
EPA looking to dismiss Clean Water Act suit from Delaware Riverkeeper Network, as U.S. states intervene
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and the Environmental Protection Agency over the implementation of a specific tenet of the Clean Water Act has other states and industry trade organizations intervening, and the EPA filing to dismiss the case. -
Quality Inn update: Plaintiff voluntarily discontinues case against hotel for non-compliance with the ADA
PITTSBURGH – A disabled Florida resident has voluntarily dismissed litigation that a Quality Inn hotel in Coraopolis was supposedly not accommodating to her condition and that as a result, she suffered disability-related discrimination.