Monthly Archives: August, 2020

City Sued by U.S. for Clean Water Act Violations

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Mississippi, acting through the Mississippi Department on Environmental Quality (MDEQ), filed a Clean Water Act (CWA)...

Cannabis Companies Dispute Veritas Common Law Trademark

Veritas Farms, Inc. filed a motion to dismiss an intellectual property lawsuit filed against it by Carrick-Harvist, LLC, which is doing business as Veritas...

EPA and USDA Announce Competition for Fertilizer Advances

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) presented a partnership competition on Wednesday called the Next Gen Fertilizer Challenges....

Amazon Employees Respond In JFK8 Warehouse COVID-19 Safety Suit

On Tuesday, several Amazon employees filed a memorandum in opposition to Amazon’s motion to dismiss regarding Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse conditions during the COVID-19...

DOJ Announced International Effort To Shut Down Online Piracy Group

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced actions against individuals for their involvement in “the Sparks Group,” an international piracy group that reportedly distributes films...

Farmer’s Association Seeks Injunction to Take Roundup Off Shelves

The National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) sought an injunction against Monsanto’s sale of Roundup herbicide with a complaint filed on Wednesday in the Eastern...

FCC Concludes First Mid-Band 5G Auction

On Tuesday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it successfully concluded the first mid-band auction for Priority Access Licenses in the 3550 –...

U.S. Files Complaint Against Individual for CWA Violations

The Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) filed a complaint on Monday against an individual defendant, Brock Maslonka, for illegally discharging...