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insightLitigation attorney Joe Pope was quoted extensively by Food Safety News, a website devoted to food safety issues, in a story about the ongoing appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit of Michael Parnell's conviction for his role in a salmonella outbreak in 2008, which was traced back to the Peanut Cooperation of America. Read the article here.
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insightOn ERISA preemption grounds, a federal court has ruled against state law claims asserted by the beneficiary of a former school teacher who sought benefits from a group life insurance policy.
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insightUnmanned Systems attorney Kevin Pomfret was quoted in an article posted on Fortune Magazine's website titled "Why Your Drone Can't Fly Near Aiports Anymore." The article discusses a company that is using technology to prevent its drones from entering sensitive airspace (prisons, power plants, airports, etc). Read the article here.
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insightEnvironment & Natural Resources attorney Channing Martin wrote an alert for the November edition of the Environmental Newsletter on new EPA rules for underground storage tanks. The alert was recently republished by Breaking Energy. Read it here.
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insightWilliams Mullen Chairman of the Board Tom Frantz spoke yesterday about the benefits of combining Richmond and Hampton Roads into a Combined Statistical Area (CSA). "For instance, he says, the combined region would better qualify for federal grants for transportation infrastructure, corporate relocation sites, professional sports teams and entertainment venues, institutional investments in commercial real estate and advertising dollars from corporations and public officials." Read the article here.
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insightValerie Long, Chair of Williams Mullen's Land Use Practice, was quoted by Charlottesville Tomorrow in an article about the process of changing rezoning conditions in Albemarle County. Read the article here.
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insightMarc Purintun, Chair of Williams Mullen's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice, was featured in the "Decision Maker" column in the Monday Metro Business section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Read the article here.
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insightTo help prevent or minimize unexpected releases of highly hazardous chemicals, OSHA requires employers to implement its process safety management (PSM) standard. Under the PSM standard, employers gather information, analyze and evaluate hazards, and develop operating procedures and an emergency management plan. The PSM standard exempts retail facilities from coverage; however, OSHA recently revised its retail interpretation which exposes approximately 3,800 formerly exempt facilities to enforcement. As a result, many previously exempt facilities, such as anhydrous ammonia
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insightJoint and several liability means one defendant can be liable for all of the damages in a case, even where other defendants are at fault.