Alert
Published 08/09/2022
Industries Energy | Real Estate
Services Environmental
On August 4, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) filed suit against Monsanto Co., Pharmacia LLC and Solutia, Inc., seeking to hold them liable for PCB contamination throughout New Jersey. ( Complaint ). While the suit also addresses contamination at Monsanto’s Bridgeport, New Jersey facility, the potential significance of this case arises from NJDEP’s allegations that the Defendants are liable for PCB contamination statewide, without the need for the State to prove a direct discharge nexus. This is due to the Defendants’ dominance of the PCB market and their...
Videos
Published 08/09/2022
Services : Emerging Company and Entrepreneur Services
In this episode of “The Entrepreneur Advisor,” Steven Malitz concludes his Top 20 Countdown of the best negotiation tips for businesses, with Tips #20 and #21: “Think outside the box” and “Don’t get bullied; get it in writing.”
Alert
Published 08/05/2022
Industries Insurance
Services Employee Benefits and ERISA Litigation | Litigation
This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre-existing condition exclusion in an STD benefits plan affects waiver of a different exclusion in the LTD benefits plan; (4) whether an independent medical reviewer retained by an insurer must explicitly address a claimant’s expert report; and (5) whether a plaintiff can circumvent ERISA preemption by...
Alert
Published 08/01/2022
Services Corporate
On July 27, 2022, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law the 2022 amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “LP Act”), and the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act (the “Partnership Act”). The LLC Act, the LP Act and the Partnership Act are sometimes referred to as the “Alternative Entity Statutes.” There were no amendments to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. Each of the amendments will become effective on August 1, 2022. ...
Alert
Published 08/01/2022
Industries Real Estate
New Castle County has announced that the firm conducting its countywide reassessment is now out in the field and inspecting properties, including commercial, office, and other non-residential properties. The goal is to inspect every property in the County. Most of these inspections will simply be exterior inspections, but some internal inspections will be conducted. Inspectors may also request financial information as part of the reassessment process. Current plans call for all properties to be assessed at their July 1, 2024 fair market value, with the goal of having the new assessments in...
Blog Post
Published 08/01/2022
By Henry A. Platt, Garrett P. Buttrey
Article
Published 07/29/2022
Industries Health Care
Article
Published 07/28/2022
Industries Cannabis Law
Article
Published 07/27/2022
Industries Cannabis Law
Podcast episode
Published 07/26/2022
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Chris Hetherington, founder, chairman and CEO of Peels, a health and wellness company that markets CBD products from orange peels. Chris describes his career path from NFL player and hedge fund managing director to startup founder with a mission to make the holistic benefits of CBD available to more people. He discusses the company’s strategic choice of orange peels, rather than hemp, to source the CBD in the company’s products. Chris and Jonathan also consider the regulatory and advertising challenges of operating in the CBD space. Finally, Chris shares his plans for the future of the company.
Article
Published 07/25/2022
Industries Cannabis Law
Services Regulatory Compliance and Government
Blog Post
Published 07/19/2022
By Robert L. Duston, Lauren F. Schoeberl
Blog Post
Published 07/18/2022
By Annie D. Rosenthal
Article
Published 07/15/2022
Services Environmental | Environmental Civil Litigation | Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Alert
Published 07/12/2022
Industries Real Estate
Services Environmental | Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-157 (“EJ Law”), signed by Governor Murphy in September 2020, authorizes the NJDEP to deny or condition certain permits based on an assessment of a “facility’s” contribution to environmental and public health impacts in the State’s “overburdened communities.” The EJ Law defines “overburdened communities” as communities with a certain percentage of households qualifying as low-income, minority, or with limited English proficiency, as determined by local census blocks. The Statewide Overburdened Communities Map is available here ...
Videos
Published 07/12/2022
Services : Emerging Company and Entrepreneur Services
In this episode of “The Entrepreneur Advisor,” Steven Malitz continues his Top 20 Countdown of the best negotiation tips for businesses, with tips #18 and #19: “Believing in yourself equals victory” and “Don’t get thrown off your game by an obnoxious opponent.”
