ArticleOEHHA Proposes Amendments To Prop 65 Short Form WarningsOn January 8, 2021, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with respect United StatesEnvironmentSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleU.S. Challenges Plastic Waste Trade LimitsThe Organization for Economic Cooperation ("OEC"), which represents the world's 36 richest countries, has proposed a policy which would impose limits on trade of plastic recyclables. United StatesEnvironmentSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleU.S. EPA Sued Over Missed Air Pollution ReviewsA nonprofit foundation has sued the U.S. EPA for missing deadlines to review and potentially revise pollution limits for toxic air and emissions from a variety of air emission sources.United StatesEnvironmentSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleU.S. Supreme Court To Address Important CERCLA IssueOn June 10, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would review a Montana Supreme Court decision that has important implications for cleanup of sites under the federal ComprehensiveUnited StatesEnvironmentSmith Gambrell & Russell
PodcastEpisode 29 – Estate Planning And Wealth Management During COVID-19 (Podcast)In this episode, Collins Brown, SGR Partner in the Private Client Group Practice, discusses estate planning and wealth management during the COVID-19 pandemic.United StatesFamily and MatrimonialSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Rules City Failed To Comply With CEQA In Adopting Medical Marijuana OrdinanceOn August 19, 2019, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that San Diego failed to adequately analyze the potential environmental impacts of its medical marijuana dispensary law United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmith Gambrell & Russell
PodcastEpisode 9 – John C. Ethridge, Jr. Partner | Corporate Practice | What Sets SGR Apart? (Podcast)John C. Ethridge, Jr. is a Partner in the Corporate Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleThe New Hemp LicensesOn Friday, May 10, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the Georgia Hemp Farming Act into law, legalizing the licensing of industrial hemp growers in the state. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleHouse And Senate Fail To Reach Agreement On Regulating PFAS In 2020 Spending BillHouse and Senate members failed to agree on language which would require the EPA to set enforceable limits for "forever chemicals" in the fiscal year 2020 appropriations package.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleSenate's Repeal And Replace Bill May Be Dead On ArrivalSenate Republican leaders may not be able to muster the votes needed to pass the latest version of "repeal and replace," after Sen. Susan Collins (R-Me.) said she couldn't envision voting for the bill. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleSenate Passes Tax Reform – Individual Mandate Penalty EliminatedEarly Saturday morning, the U.S. Senate passed tax reform along party lines, by a vote of 51 to 49. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleSenate Adds Repeal Of Individual Mandate To Its Tax Bill: Will This Change Doom The Bill's Passage?Over the past few weeks, the U.S. House and Senate have been working independently on tax bills. While these bills have included some health care related changes, the latest version of the Senate bill ...United StatesInsuranceSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleFederal Judge Calls Arguments "Sleazy" But Grants Motion Striking Inequitable Conduct Defense AnywayIn a battle between medical device makers, Nevro Corp. v. Boston Scientific Corp., 16cv6830-VC (N.D.Ca.)...United StatesIntellectual PropertySmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleFederal Judge Calls Arguments "Sleezy" But Grants Motion Striking Inequitable Conduct Defense AnywayIn a battle between medical device makers, Nevro Corp. v. Boston Scientific Corp., 16cv6830-VC (N.D.Ca.), Plaintiff Nevro moved to strike Boston Scientific's affirmative defense of Inequitable Conduct.United StatesIntellectual PropertySmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleGovernor Kemp Proclaims October 2019 As "Intellectual Property Month" In GeorgiaThrough the efforts of the Georgia Intellectual Property (IP) Alliance (GIPA) — a non-profit organization that is bringing together community and lay leadersUnited StatesIntellectual PropertySmith Gambrell & Russell
PodcastEpisode 28 – The Practice Of Yoga With SGR Partner Tony Cochran (Podcast)In this podcast, SGR Partner Tony Cochran discusses a different kind of practice. The practice of Yoga. United StatesLaw Department PerformanceSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleFifth Circuit Rules The ACA's Individual Mandate Unconstitutional, Asks Lower Court To Decide On The RestDemocrats defending the constitutionality of the ACA have indicated they intend to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit's decision. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleAre The Deferred Compensation And Other Equity Award Arrangements For My U.S. Affiliates Going To Fundamentally Change?As many of you in Israel may have heard, a major change to the U.S. Tax Code has been proposed and is being negotiated (perhaps fought over) by various constituent groups, and their lobbyists.United StatesTaxSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleSenate Passes Tax Reform-Individual Mandate Penalty EliminatedEarly Saturday morning, the U.S. Senate passed tax reform along party lines, by a vote of 51 to 49. The Senate version of tax reform includes a 20 percent corporate rate, rate cuts for individuals ...United StatesTaxSmith Gambrell & Russell
ArticleSenate Will Likely Vote On Tax Reform Late Today Or Tomorrow: Individual Mandate Penalty Relief Is IncludedAccording to multiple sources, the U.S. Senate is close to voting on tax reform either later today or in the morning.United StatesTaxSmith Gambrell & Russell