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Remembering Carin Burford: A template for a life well lived

February 15, 2022 By and

Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez pay tribute to their colleague Carin Burford, an impeccably prepared and fearless lawyer who died this month.

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Senate passes Water Resources Development Act

September 16, 2016 By

The Senate passed a bill that includes funds for water infrastructure projects across the United States.

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Tug of War: MSHA’s power to vacate citations

September 16, 2016 By

MSHA can vacate a citation anytime by law and thereby dissolve any related penalty.

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Legal notebook: Avoid assumptions, keep records

December 1, 2015 By and

Don’t presume, assume or anticipate anything without first planning or analyzing data. That’s one of the messages Jeff […]

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Publication exhibits poor judgment in attack on industry

August 31, 2015 By

People trespass into abandoned quarries every now and then. Occasionally, trespassers get injured or killed because of the […]

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The quarry or the trespasser: Who’s to blame?

August 31, 2015 By

A number of stories appear in newspapers every summer about people who are injured or killed after trespassing […]

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Tax increase prevention

Tax increase prevention

February 3, 2015 By

Find out which tax extenders aggregate producers will be afforded in preparation for filing 2014 taxes. Congress has […]

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MSHA penalty controversy

January 6, 2015 By

MSHA conducted its first hearing on proposed changes to civil penalty regulations on Dec. 4. MSHA wants to […]

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The pattern of violations game

December 4, 2014 By

An order from William Moran, a Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission judge, dismissing MSHA’s pattern of […]

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