Susan Smith

Jan 16, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Susan Smith

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) In September 2024, California’s legislature enacted two new bills restricting the use of PFAS in consumer products. AB 347 – This statute gives California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) enforcement authority over existing PFAS restrictions on textile articles (AB 1817), juvenile products (AB 652), and cookware and food packaging (AB 1200) (the “covered products” under the “covered PFAS restrictions”).

Jul 12, 2024 | mondaq.com | Susan Smith |Jacob Duginski |Jeff Clare |Elizabeth I Johnson

California is an epicenter of environmental policymaking and often a harbinger of laws and regulations adopted throughout the country, and there's no reason to think this will change. Beveridge & Diamond closely tracks developments, upcoming deadlines, and business implications for companies with operations in California. Below we summarize key areas of activity we are tracking and what companies should expect in the coming months.

Jun 3, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Susan Smith |David Walker

1 INTRODUCTION There has been a global shift towards universities being managed in line with the principles of new public management (NPM), or the belief that a market orientation will lead to efficiency and productivity gains (Craig et al., 2014). This migration started in the 1980s, inspired by moves to increase competition between institutions and to ensure that they were managed efficiently (in a business-like manner) replacing traditional collegial self-governance (De Boer et al., 2007).

Apr 16, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Susan Smith

California is an epicenter of environmental policymaking and often a harbinger of laws and regulations adopted throughout the country, and there’s no reason to think this will change. Beveridge & Diamond closely tracks developments, upcoming deadlines, and business implications for companies with operations in California. Below we summarize key areas of activity we are tracking and what companies should expect in the coming months.

Mar 27, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Susan Smith

In this edition of the 2024 Litigation Look Ahead Series, our litigation team examines two cases involving tribal water rights and state permitting authority over mining and mineral development that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review. In light of the Court’s declinations, tribal water rights disputes could continue to increase, and states’ permitting authority and mineral development rights remain in question.