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insightDonald Trump’s victory in the presidential election combined with Republicans maintaining control of both chambers of Congress has the potential to alter the health care landscape significantly. While little is certain in politics, President-elect Trump and Congressional Republicans have campaigned and pledged for health care reform to include the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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insightWilliams Mullen is pleased to welcome Allison Cohan as an Associate in the firm’s Litigation and Labor & Employment practices. She represents clients in complex litigation matters in both state and federal courts, including in matters related to professional liability insurance policies, workers compensation claims and employment discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination lawsuits, among others.
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insightThe U. S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina recently upheld approval by the U.S. Forest Service (“USFS”) of a recreational shooting range in North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest. The case is significant because it confirms the limited role courts play in reviewing agency administrative decisions.
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insightVirginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (“JLARC”) is an entity created by the Virginia General Assembly to, among other things, assess the performance of state agencies and the programs they administer. In 2015, the General Assembly directed JLARC to review the process by which state and local agencies manage Virginia’s water resources and develop plans to ensure adequate water supplies in the future. The review was prompted by concerns about the sustainability of Virginia’s water supply in light of increasing demand, especially in
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insightThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) recently reissued its NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (IGP).
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insightEPA recently proposed revisions to its Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) and Title V regulations that will impact the permitting of greenhouse gases (“GHGs”). These regulatory changes are being proposed to conform with decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”).
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insightEPA finds itself in unfamiliar territory as the agency defends its involvement in a multi-state environmental disaster. In 2015, a contractor acting under EPA’s supervision used an excavator to dig away tons of rock and debris that blocked a portal in a gold mine in southwestern Colorado. Doing so accidentally destroyed the plug holding water trapped inside the mine. More than three million gallons of acidic wastewater and tailings, including heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, copper, mercury, and zinc, spilled out of the mine into the Animas River, turning the wate
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insightThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issued useful guidance (the “Guidance”) for businesses who wish to operate small unmanned aircraft systems (“sUAS”) outside the parameters of Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (“Part 107”). According to the Guidance, the FAA has issued 36 waivers under Part 107, and 81 authorizations for flights in Class D and E airspace. However, it also has rejected 71 waiver requests and 854 airspace applications. Although requests are denied for a number of reasons, according to the FAA, many applications were rejected for requesting too many waivers or waiver requests for flights in types of airspace for which the FAA is not yet granting approvals. (The FAA will not begin to consider requests for sUAS flights in Class C airspace until after October 31 and for Class B airspace until after December 5.)
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insightWilliams Mullen received several first-tier national and metropolitan rankings in the 2017 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers’® “Best Law Firms.” Nationally, the firm’s Banking and Finance, Environmental, Construction Litigation and Trusts & Estates practices received “Tier 1” rankings. In addition, 11 practices areas earned national “Tier 2” or “Tier 3” rankings. View the full rankings here.