In her Litigation 101 column, Shira Forman provides guidelines and strategies for drafting an answer that will serve your client well as litigation moves forward. Your client has been sued, and the ...

A federal judge in Pennsylvania opted to severely limit a defendant's ability to defend himself in a personal injury suit he refused to take part in. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Gerald J.

In a proposed rule published on June 24, 2024, EPA has proposed to remove eighteen affirmative defense provisions for malfunctions associated with violations of New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) ...

The D.C. Circuit held that EPA failed to adequately justify its rescission of the longstanding affirmative defense for emergency-related emissions exceedances under the Clean Air Act’s Title V program ...