Topic
consent decrees
22 published works
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Proposed Consent Decree Addressing PFAS at Three Chemours Fluorochemical Facilities Meets Strong Resistance from North Carolina
On June 24, 2026, plaintiffs United States of America and State of West Virginia filed a Complaint and lodged a proposed Consent Decree (“US Consent Decree”) with the Chemours Company…
Comm Law Center
FCC Enforcement Monitor May 2025
By Scott R. Flick, Elizabeth Craig
By Scott R. Flick and Elizabeth Craig Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC…
Accessibility Defense
Consent Decrees as a solution for ADA website litigation
By Richard Hunt
I review almost all reported ADA decisions concerning website accessibility claims and so I often see orders adopting a consent decree to resolve a putative class action lawsuit. These decrees…
Food Safety News
Amos Miller gets an option for 2023 of paying less and avoiding jail for a civil action
By Dan Flynn
Civil imprisonment and $300,000 in fines can likely still be avoided if Amos Miller sticks to the plan outlined in new court documents Miller and his wife Rebecca were scheduled…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Seventh Circuit Goes Off-Script to Express “Grave … Concerns” About Continuation of 1972 Consent Decree
In Shakman v. Clerk of Cook Cnty., No. 20-1828 (7th Cir. Apr. 16, 2021), while affirming the district court’s denial of a motion to vacate a consent decree over hiring…
Pay or Play
Seventy Years Later, It’s Curtains for Paramount Decrees
By Jody Simon
Many of us will remember 2020 as the year that the theatrical exhibition business irrevocably changed. Our last blog covered the landmark agreement between Universal Pictures and AMC, the world’s…
Family and Domestic Relations Blog
Maricopa County Superior Court Introduces Summary Consent Decrees
Client Alert News Maricopa County Superior Court Introduces Summary Consent DecreesJanuary 7, 2020 The New Year brings with it changes to Family Law in Maricopa County, including the introduction of…
Broadcast Law Blog
DOJ Makes Comments Public on Potential Modifications of ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees – Almost 900 Comments Filed!
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is, as we reported here and here, conducting a review of the consent decrees which govern ASCAP and BMI. Comments were filed in August,…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Settles Dispute with Competitor and AG
I previously blogged about Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's attempt to modify consent decrees governing the relationship between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Highmark (a health insurer…
Broadcast Law Blog
DOJ Starts Review of BMI and ASCAP Consent Decrees – Exploring the Background of the Issues
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division yesterday announced that it was starting a review of the ASCAP and BMI antitrust consent decrees that govern the United States’ two largest performing…