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Document(s) published by this organization: 7
Sort by:  | Appellate Court Decision Invalidates Assessments Levied on New York Licensed Mortgage Bankers
Marc J. Lifset; McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 A recent case from a New York intermediate appellate court invalidates portions of assessments levied on New York Licensed Mortgage Bankers by the New York State Banking Department (now the New York State Department of Financial Services). Homestead Funding Corp. v State of New York Banking...
| | Seventh Circuit Addresses the Meaning of Called Party Under the TCPA
Lauren E. Campisi; McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 On May 11, 2012, the Seventh Circuit was the first appellate court to address the meaning of “called party” in relation to “prior express consent” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1). Soppet v. Enhanced Recovery Co.,...
| | EPA-CID Ups the Ante for Clean Air Act Violations in Louisiana
David R. Dugas, Gerard E. Wimberly; McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC;
Legal Alert/Article January 2, 2012, previously published on December 29, 2011 On December 15, 2011, Pelican Refinery Company LLC was sentenced by a federal judge in Louisiana to pay $10 million in criminal fines and $2 million in community restitution for alleged felony violations of the Clean Air Act and alleged obstruction of justice charges. In addition to the fines and...
| | Congress Introduces “Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2011”
David R. Dugas, Gerard E. Wimberly; McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC;
Legal Alert/Article December 22, 2011, previously published on December 19, 2011 On November 30, 2011, Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-Colorado) introduced H.R. 3531, the “Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2011.” Under H.R. 3531, if a U.S. person or company can establish that a foreign entity prevented them from gaining business by violating the anti-bribery...
| | Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Landowners' Rights to Recover For Historical Oil and Gas Contamination
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC;
Legal Alert/Article November 17, 2011, previously published on November 14, 2011 There has been an important new court decision addressing landowners’ rights to recover for historical contamination arising out of oil field related activities. The Louisiana Supreme Court, in a 4 to 3 decision, ruled that landowners have no general right to recover for damage for property...
| | Louisiana Enacts New e-Verify Laws
Katherine Conklin; McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC;
Legal Alert/Article July 29, 2011, previously published on July 26, 2011 On July 1, 2011, Louisiana enacted two E-verify laws, both designed to deter employers from employing workers who do not hold the proper immigration or citizenship status to work in the United States.
| | Update on Legislation Impacting Legacy Oilfield Litigation
Richard A. Curry; McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC;
Legal Alert/Article June 17, 2011, previously published on June 9, 2011 In Corbello v. Iowa Production, 2002-0826 (La. 2/25/03), 850 So.2d 686, the Louisiana Supreme Court awarded plaintiff landowners $33 million in damages against Shell Oil Company. Most of those damages represented the cost of addressing contamination of the Chicot Aquifer. The Court’s decision...
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