Section 404 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District): Saline County, Arkansas, Buc-ee's Travel Center Public Noticed
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) (Vicksburg District) issued a May 1st Public Notice regarding a Section 404 Clean Water Act permit application. See MVK-2024-190. The applicant is stated to be Buc-ee’s, Ltd. Buc-ee’s is proposing to conduct regulated activities in waters of the…
Superfund/CERCLA Chemical Taxes: Trade Associations' Letter to Internal Revenue Service Addressing Refund Issue
Ten trade associations sent an April 23rd letter to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) addressing an issue regarding the Superfund excise taxes imposed on certain chemicals and imported substances. The letter was addressed to: Stephanie Bland Branch Chief, Branch 7 (Passthroughs & Special…
MS4/Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Hinds County Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Hinds County, Mississippi, entered into a January 29th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 49-17-29(2)(b). See Order No. 7304 24. The AO provides that Hinds County discharged stormwater from its…
What Claims are Related to Trade Secret Claims?
May 7, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
What are other related claims and issues often litigated in a trade secret case? The ones that we most commonly see arise are non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other similar types of contractual agreements. We often also…
Arizona Pumped Storage Project: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Addresses Preliminary Permit Application
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) addressed in an April 25th Order an application for a preliminary permit submitted by Pumped Hydro Storage LLC (“Pumped Hydro”) to study the feasibility of the Big Canyon Pumped Storage Project (“Project”). See 187 FERC 61,037. The application was…