je.st
news
Tag: court
U.S. Supreme Court takes no action on climate change cases
2013-10-02 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court took no action on Tuesday on petitions that could have it undertake a potentially wide-ranging legal review of the Obama administration's first wave of regulations aimed at battling climate change. The rules, which apply to a cross-section of polluters from vehicles to industrial facilities, are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists say these are the prime contributor to climate change. Petitions to review the rules were not mentioned in a list of new cases...
Tags: change
action
cases
takes
BP tells court it did not dither in response to U.S. Gulf spill
2013-10-02 09:03:42| Energy - Topix.net
BP Plc unnecessarily delayed the capping of its Macondo well and worsened the extent of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill through dithering and indecision, according to allegations by plaintiffs' lawyers on Tuesday that the British company denied.
BP tells court it did not dither in response to U.S. Gulf spill
2013-10-02 05:35:22| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
BP Plc unnecessarily delayed the capping of its Macondo well and worsened the extent of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill through dithering and indecision, according to allegations by plaintiffs' lawyers on Tuesday that the British company denied.
Supreme Court To Decide Whether Severance Payments Are Subject To FICA Taxes
2013-10-02 05:00:25| Railroads - Topix.net
In September 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit created a stir when it concluded that severance pay pursuant to an involuntary layoff was not subject to FICA employment taxes.
Tags: subject
court
decide
taxes
BP tells court it did not dither in response to U.S. Gulf spill
2013-10-02 04:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: BP Plc unnecessarily delayed the capping of its Macondo well and worsened the extent of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill through dithering and indecision, according to allegations by plaintiffs' lawyers on Tuesday that the British company denied. In the second phase of a trial in New Orleans over billions of dollars in potential fines, lawyers for the plaintiffs - the U.S. government, Gulf states and former contractors Transocean and Halliburton Co - also sought to show BP's estimates of the...
Sites : [457] [458] [459] [460] [461] [462] [463] [464] [465] [466] [467] [468] [469] [470] [471] [472] [473] [474] [475] [476] next »