According to a recent report, the climate disclosure rules recently promulgated by the European Union will compel more than 3,000 U.S....

Last week, the State of Maine became the latest state or local government to sue the major fossil fuel companies for damages related to...

Three years ago, a court in the Netherlands had ruled that Shell--a multinational fossil fuel company based in the Netherlands--had the...

On November 4, the SEC's Division of Examinations issued a risk alert that identified systematic problems with funds' ESG disclosures. ...

On November 8, the SEC and an investment advisor entered into a settlement to resolve an administrative proceeding featuring allegations...

On November 5, a federal district court judge in California denied plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment in a facial challenge to...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission launched its eFiling Beta Pilot a little over a year ago. Non-pilot participants were invited to...

Sam Hess of Inside EPA and many others are writing about EPA's Halloween Trick or Treat – the publication of a draft Clean Water Act...

On October 21, 2024, the SEC imposed a fine of $4 million on investment adviser WisdomTree Asset Management Inc. for improperly labeling...

Today the United States Supreme Court heard from lawyers representing the City and County of San Francisco and lawyers for the United...

Over the past several years, there have been more than three dozen lawsuits launched against the major fossil fuel companies seeking...

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York recently launched a criminal prosecution in connection with “a scheme to...

This week, the Hawaii Supreme Court--in response to certified questions of law from the federal district court in Hawaii--held that the...

Entering into a patent purchase transaction is complicated.  Not surprisingly, purchasing assets that include Chinese originated...

This summer, California Governor Newsom had proposed that California delay the implementation date of its climate disclosure law for two...