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Feds to pay $600M to S.C., remove waste from nuclear site
The U.S. government will pay $600 million to the state of South Carolina for dumping nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site, the largest settlement in the state’s history, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced on Aug. 31. In the early 2000s, the federal government disposed of 9.5 metric tons of plutonium waste at […]
Groups threaten to sue over nuclear weapons work at US labs
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Nuclear watchdog groups say they will sue if the U.S. government doesn’t conduct a nationwide programmatic environmental review of its plans to expand production of key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal. Federal officials have set a deadline of 2030 for ramped-up production of plutonium pits. The work will be […]
South Carolina’s $100M nuclear claim against feds dismissed
COLUMBIA (AP) A federal judge has put a stop, for now, to South Carolina’s pursuit of $100 million in fines the state says it’s owed by the federal government over an unfinished plutonium processing project. U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs ruled that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims is the proper forum for the state’s […]
Judge considers nuclear fuel dispute between SC, Energy Dept
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It’s now up to a federal judge to decide if South Carolina’s lawsuit against the federal government over an unfinished plutonium processing project should be dismissed, or if the state’s pursuit of millions of dollars in fees should move forward. During a hearing in federal court in Columbia, attorney Randy Lowell […]
Japanese plutonium arrives in SC, despite Haley’s objections
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A shipment of plutonium from Japan arrived Monday at a South Carolina nuclear site, despite objections from Gov. Nikki Haley to her state being used as storage for such materials. In a news release, the National Nuclear Security Administration confirmed that 331 kilograms of plutonium had arrived at the Savannah River […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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