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An Indiana federal judge has let U.S. Steel Corp. escape Chicago's lawsuit accusing the company of violating the Clean Water Act by polluting Lake Michigan, concluding that the city's federal claims were already resolved in a previous enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Indiana environmental regulators.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs guidance excluding vets with partial knee replacements from evaluation for 100% disability benefits was arbitrary and capricious, a Federal Circuit panel ruled Tuesday, pointing to the circuit's own precedent that previously rejected the VA's interpretation.
Disney can't escape a lawsuit accusing the company of stealing a writer's ideas for a "Muppet Babies" reboot, a California federal judge has ruled, finding the plaintiffs have plausibly alleged that protectable parts of the writer's work are substantially similar to the revamped series.
An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to compel the agency to take action on Colorado's plan to improve air quality in the Denver metro region, arguing that a "timely review … is necessary to ensure adequate protection of air quality and public health in Colorado."
A panel of Colorado appellate judges has reinstated a $26 million jury award against a Denver-based natural gas company, concluding the plaintiff was entitled to a binding jury verdict after a state trial judge reduced the award to less than $1 million.