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consent decrees
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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Pennsylvania AG Challenges the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Public Charity Status
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced yesterday that he is seeking to modify consent decrees governing the relationship between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Highmark (a health…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dissolution Of Class Action Consent Decree Due To Plaintiffs’ Inaction
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik Seyfarth Synopsis: After the City of Jacksonville stopped following a class action consent decree that required it to hire a proportionate…
Marks, Works, and Secrets
BMI Redux: BMI Seeks To Move To “Clarify” The DOJ Position On Partial Licenses
By Ira S. Sacks
As we have previously blogged, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") rejected proposed modifications to the existing Broadcast Music, Inc. ("BMI") and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ("ASCAP") consent…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
Consent Decrees May Not Preclude Certain Claims in Citizen Suits
By Patrick F. Veasy, J. Michael Showalter
On June 17, 2015, an Ohio district court ruled that a consent decree in a separate Illinois action did not preclude certain claims asserted in a citizen suit under the…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on CERCLA Settlement Process
By Andrew H. Perellis and Patrick D. Joyce The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a district court must provide deeper scrutiny to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and…
Subject to Inquiry
Update: Second Circuit Vacates Judge Rakoff, Clarifies Standard of Review for Consent Decrees.
By Government Investigations Group
In a much anticipated decision, on June 4 the Second Circuit vacated District Court Judge Rakoff’s rejection of a consent judgment approving a $285 million settlement between the U.S. Securities…
Outside Inhouse Lawyer Blog
Second Circuit Clarifies Standard of Review of Consent Decrees
By Grace Healy
I had some free time, so I downloaded yesterday’s Second Circuit decision in SEC v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., probably in hope of finding some entertaining snarky quotes. Instead, I found…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Morley on Consent Decrees
By Robin Effron
Michael Morley (Harvard) has posted Consent of the Governed or Consent of the Government? The Problems With Consent Decrees in Government-Defendant Cases to SSRN.Consent decrees are a powerful mechanism through…
Listeria Blog
Portland Shellfish hit with Consent Degree due to “food that was prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that the Portland Shellfish Co., Inc.; Jeffrey D. Holden, company president; Satyavan Singh, quality manager; and John A. Maloney, general manager, have…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
The Sixth Circuit’s Careful Approach to Vacating Consent Decrees
In John B v Goetz (pdf), the Sixth Circuit refused to vacate a consent decree that required Tennessee to provide various medical screening, diagnostic and treatment services to over a…