Mallinckrodt US, LLC v. Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection, 2012 Me. Super. LEXIS 146 (Me. Super. Nov. 1, 2012)
In connection with a decision of the Maine Board of Environmental Protection about cleanup of a hazardous waste site, the defendant alleged that the Board erred in not allowing evidence of “the allegedly conflicting roles of the assistant attorney generals who both prosecuted the case and have advised the Board in the past.” The court…
State v. Gulfport Energy Corp., 2012 La. App. LEXIS 1384 (Nov. 7, 2012).
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (DWF) hired outside counsel to file suit against an energy company, alleging the company had disturbed oyster beds with dredging operations and owed approximately $3 million in damages. The trial court agreed with the energy company that DWF lacked the capacity to file a tort suit to recover…
Buquer v. City of Indianapolis, 2013 WL 1332137 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 28, 2013).
Plaintiffs had challenged an Indiana immigration statute. After the case was fully briefed by the plaintiffs and the state, the Supreme Court struck down an identical Arizona statute. The attorney general told the court that the would not defend the ruling and would accept the court’s ruling to that effect. Three state legislators sought to…
