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Environment: Alert - November 18, 2009

Environmental justice – a mix of environmental and civil rights law and policy – is receiving in­creased attention in the Obama Administration, bringing with it challenges and opportunities for municipalities, facilities and others operating in low-income and minority communities. This alert discusses various aspects of environmental justice and the implications for the Obama Administration. Federal agencies, including the DOJ and EPA, have concluded that low-income and minority communities bear a greater environmental risk than the general population. Now is the right time to take stock of your environmental justice situation and take any prudent proactive steps.

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Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - November 10, 2009

On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law a Defense Department Fiscal Year 2010 authorization bill that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) requirements with respect to “qualifying exigency leave” for family of military members and “military caregiver leave.” Specifically, qualifying exigency leave now applies to employees who have family members on active duty military service in a for­eign country, and military caregiver leave applies to family members of veterans, not just active duty service members. Although the law does not specify an effective date, it ap­pears to take effect immediately.

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Exxon Valdez Supreme Court Filings
 
June 25, 2008
 

Listed below are various briefs that have been filed before the Supreme Court in Connection with Exxon's Petition for Certiorari in the Exxon Valdez case.

Holland & Knight brief filed on behalf of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA), Teekay Corporation, and The Bahamas Shipowners Association (BSA) - ICS Amicus

Other briefs:

Petition for Certiorari

Petition Appendix

Respondents' Cross Petition

Respondents Brief in Opposition

Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs Conditional Cross-Petition

Respondents' Reply Brief for Conditional Cross-Petitioners

Amicus Brief of AIMU

Amicus Brief of American Commercial Lines, Inc.

Amicus Brief of American Petroleum Institute, et al.

Amicus Brief of American Waterways Operators, et al.

Amicus Brief of Intertanko

Amicus Brief of Intl. Assn. of Drilling Contractors

Amicus Brief of Keystone Shipping

Amicus Brief of Law Professors

Amicus Brief of Maritime Law Association

Amicus Brief of Transportation Institute

Amicus Brief of U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Amicus Brief of Washington Legal Foundation

Briefs on the Merits

Briefs by Exxon and Those Supporting Exxon:
Exxon Mobil

Holland & Knight filed a brief amici curiae on behalf of The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA), Teekay Corporation, The Bahamas Shipowners Association, American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU), and American Commercial Lines, Inc. (ACL) ICS, BIMCO, et al.

Other Amicus Briefs:
American Maritime Safety, Inc.

American Petroleum Institute

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Product Liability Advisory Council

Transportation Institute, et al

Washington Legal Foundation

Briefs in Opposition to Exxon:
Respondents

Amicus Briefs:

Alaska Legislature Council, et al

American Assn for Justice

Cousteau, et al

Experts on Alcohol in the Workplace

State of Maryland, et al

National Congress of American Indians

National Fisheries Institute

Pacific Coast Fisherman's Assn

Professor Arthur Miller

Professor Tom Schoenbaum

PWS Regional Citizens Advisory Council

Ship Masters and Expert Mariners

Sociologists Psychologists Law-Econ Scholars

State of Alaska

Senator Stevens, et al

Trustees for Alaska, et al

Brief in Reply:
Exxon Reply

Transcript, Oral Argument

Decision of the Supreme Court

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