On April 24, 2020, the First Circuit affirmed the District of Massachusetts' dismissal of a case against General Electric on forum non conveniens grounds.

A response to a recent post discussing the Fifth Circuit's decision in Asadi v. GE Energy (USA) LLC ("A Shift in Whistleblower Protections: New Incentives for Employees to Report to the SEC Directly" (Aug. 2, 2013)).

On September 28, 2017, FERC accepted the change in status filing submitted by Portland General Electric Company ("Portland General")...

On March 3, 2016, FERC issued an order denying a complaint filed by PáTu Wind Farm, LLC ("PáTu")—a 9 megawatt qualifying facility ("QF") under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA").

Earlier this month, the New Mexico Administrative Hearings Office issued an opinion that addressed the questions on the minds of many state tax professionals ...

In University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. v. General Electric Company, No. 18-1284 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 26, 2019),

In University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. v. General Electric Company, No. 18-1284 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 26, 2019),

On September 21, 2015, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois denied a defendant's motion in limine to exclude expert testimony in an asbestos case.

When drafting security that is to be as good as cash, ensure that purpose & intent are clear on the face of the agreement.

In Maddy v General Electric Company, filed in federal court in the District of New Jersey, the plaintiffs brought a collective action pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") to recover allegedly unpaid overtime compensation from General Electric Company ("GE").

On March 2, 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the right of General Electric Company (GE) to challenge the constitutionality of the unilateral administrative order (UAO) scheme authorized by Section 106 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9606, and related provisions.

On January 22, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order reaffirming a qualifying facility’s (QF) right to sell all of its net output to a utility under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA).

The issue of majority voting for directors has emerged as a widely discussed corporate governance topic. This is particularly true with the beginning of this year’s annual meeting season, as many companies may be faced with the issue, whether as a result of shareholder proposals or otherwise.

Form 10-K filers must comply with public company accounting standards, but that is easier said than done these days.

After filing a first challenge against GE's U.S. Patent No. 6,921, 985 in May, Vestas has filed a second challenge in August to expand its attack on that patent.

The U.S. power grid has more than 300,000 miles of sprawling transmission lines that weave throughout the country, and the Department of Energy gives it a 99.97% reliability rating. Yet despite the sheer size of the system, a few outages can cost Americans at least $150 billion dollars annually.

On April 25, shareholders of General Electric Company (GE) approved KPMG LLP as the company's auditor for another year, but only by a margin of 65 percent "for" to 35 percent "against."

On August 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged General Electric Company (GE) with fraud and multiple violations of the federal securities laws (FSLs) in a civil action that GE has agreed to settle by paying a $50 million penalty and consenting to the entering of an order permanently enjoining the company from violating the antifraud, reporting, record-keeping and internal control provisions of the FSLs.