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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI-Enabled Compliance: Keeping Pace With the Feds

The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to transform business has commanded enormous attention over the past year. Little noted, however, is the U.S. government’s increasing — and increasingly sophisticated — use of AI...more

Woods Rogers

EPA’s Landmark Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy (Part I)

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Last week, the EPA announced a landmark policy change regarding the intersection and overlap of criminal and civil investigations/enforcement actions. EPA’s new policy represents one of the most dramatic and important changes...more

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Navigating The Unique Challenges Of An OIG Investigation

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In November, the federal government announced the expansion of its Procurement Collusion Strike Force with the addition of four new members — the offices of inspectors general at the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S....more

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The On-Ramp: An Autonomous and Connected Mobility Newsletter - July 2022

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Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter from Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles (AVs), smart infrastructure, and emerging...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Government Investigations Team Insights - August 2021

AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics.  In this edition, we discuss a recent Florida district court case involving prosecutorial misconduct resulting...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Illinois to Test For PFAs in Drinking Water

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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced on Sep. 14 that it plans to conduct a statewide investigation into the presence of per- and polyfluororalkyl substances (PFAs) in the state’s community water supply....more

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White Collar Year in Preview: Massachusetts Attorney General Trends in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the fifth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed False Claims Act trends in 2020. Up next: a look...more

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DOJ’s False Claims Act Recoveries Rise to More Than $3 Billion in FY2019, With Continued Emphasis on Health Care Fraud Cases

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On January 9, 2020, the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it recovered over $3 billion from civil False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements in the fiscal year ending September 30,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Vertical Shaft Engines from China

The Coalition of American Vertical Engine Producers, on behalf of Kohler Co. and Briggs & Stratton Corporation (collectively “petitioners”), on January 15, 2020, filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions...more

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Looking to 2020: Will PFAS Be the Next Wave of Consumer Products and Coverage Litigation?

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As businesses gear up for the busy holiday shopping season and prepare product lines for the new year, manufacturers and distributors of consumer products must be ready to manage new risks that are likely to appear in the new...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l August 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Illinois Adds Sesame to Allergen-Labeling Regulations - Illinois has passed a law requiring businesses to indicate on food labels whether a product contains sesame. The amended law...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

EPA’s Partnership Policy Formally Delegates Primary Enforcement Implementation to State Agencies While Retaining Concurrent...

On July 11, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) finalized its policy (the “Policy”) to defer environmental investigations and enforcement actions to authorized state agencies as the “primary implementer.”...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Pressure Builds for EPA and CFTC to Investigate Manipulation in the RIN Markets

In what could foreshadow even further scrutiny of trading activities in the Renewable Identification Number (RIN) market, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

EPA Investigates Alabama State Environmental Agency for Alleged Violation of Civil Rights Act

In an unprecedented action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), one of its state counterparts, for alleged civil rights violations under Title...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Brother Can You Spare Some (Compliance) Advice?

Usually I have Houston professional sports teams to hold high as example of true bone headedness around compliance issues. However, as my beloved Houston Astros took the World Series Champions, KC Royals, to the 7th inning of...more

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Volkswagen Defeated?

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Last week, on September 18, 2015, the EPA issued a News Release revealing that Volkswagen Group of America (“Volkswagen”) sold cars incorporating a “defeat device” as defined in the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) to purposefully evade...more

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How Can the Automotive Industry Strengthen Its Regulatory Compliance Process and Reduce Its Compliance Risks?

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Many Americans listened last week to the admissions by the now former President of Volkswagen that the company had been “dishonest” and had cheated on the U.S. emissions tests. How was this happening at the world’s #1...more

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Inspector General Launches Investigation into EPA's RCRA Inspections

EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has launched an investigation to determine whether EPA is inspecting hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) in compliance with the law....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Preserve and Protect: Sarbanes-Oxley Meets Environmental Law

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On November 5, 2014, the United States Supreme Court will address the scope of the Sarbanes-Oxley “anti-shredding” law. The interpretation of this somewhat mundane provision may significantly affect how environmental data and...more

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