Sentences with phrase «public nuisance litigation»

Beyond the well ‑ defined area of public nuisance litigation, other interventions which are intended to block permits for new fossil energy investments, including both power plants and transmission lines will continue.

Beyond pricing instruments, the other approaches include regulation under the Clean Air Act, energy policies not targeted exclusively at climate change, public nuisance litigation, and NIMBY and other public interventions to block permits for new fossil - fuel related investments.

Not exact matches

The lawyers at The Cochran Firm — Dothan are already engaged in complex litigations against the opioid manufacturers and distributors on behalf of local governments (cities and counties) for fraud and public nuisance.

Adam also deals with ToLATA disputes, nuisance claims and litigation relating to public houses.

But because this report's constructive criticisms seem to fall largely on deaf ears in Sacramento and in many courthouses around the state, this year's look at the West Coast's perennial Judicial Hellhole will pragmatically limit its focus to an armful of the state's civil injustices, including precedent - defying state supreme court decisions, the Private Attorneys General Act, Prop 65, food and beverage litigation, innovator liability, the California Environmental Quality Act's impact on affordable housing, courts» expansions of public nuisance law and natural disaster - chasing personal injury lawyers, among others.

Past and ongoing contributions to global warming, public nuisance and damages caused by certain defendants, acts in conspiring to suppress the awareness of the link between their emissions and global warming... Based on examples from the United States, there may be scope for litigation outside administrative review in Australia.