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9th Cir: Hard Look at Beaufort Sea Drilling

Will Schendel
November 20, 2008 18:15

The 9th Circuit this morning reversed the Interior Department’s approval of Shell Oil’s plan for three years of exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea, and remanded for a “hard look” under NEPA.  Alaska Wilderness League v. Kempthorne, 2008 WL _______ (9th Cir.  Nov. 20, 20...

DAlaska: In Limine Order With Real Bite

Will Schendel
November 20, 2008 01:58

In Taheri v. Evergreen Aviation Ground Logistics Enterprises, Inc., the plaintiff employee complains of retaliatory termination.  In response to Rule 26, interrogatories, and a court order, plaintiff apparently supplied less-than-full responses.  On the employer’s in limine motion, U. S. Di...

Occupational Licensing: Witness Immunity Doesn’t Prevent Professional Discipline

Will Schendel
November 19, 2008 23:06

When a state licensing board sought to discipline an architect for misconduct as an expert witness in an arbitration, the architect claimed testimonial immunity.  [The architect issued a report that failed to include all known relevant and pertinent information on a boundary dispute, as required by ...

Mandatory Electronic Filing in the 9th Circuit

Will Schendel
November 18, 2008 18:01

Electronic filing is mandatory in 9th Circuit cases on January 2, 2009.  Training for Alaska lawyers will occur on December 9th in Anchorage (live) and in Juneau and Fairbanks (video).  More information here, courtesy of Paul Eaglin.

9th Circuit: Davis-Bacon Act Enforcement

Will Schendel
November 17, 2008 22:14

The 9th Circuit, in a panel that included District of Alaska Judge John Sedwick, has affirmed the Department of Labor’s judgment that a non-union contractor underpaid its roofing employees by a) claiming excessive credit for contributions to a non-union industry apprenticeship training fund; ...