Legal Alert

USEPA Announces Major Actions to Address PFAS; California Water Utility Files Landmark PFAS Lawsuit in Federal District Court

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recently announced two major developments regarding the agency’s efforts to address and regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).  As part of USEPA’s PFAS Action Plan, USEPA unveiled interim guidance to address PFAS contamination in groundwater, as well as a new validated method for testing PFAS in drinking water. …

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Blogs

January 29, 2020
I’m Still Standing – California Supreme Court Allows Trust Amendment Contests in Probate Court
Trust on Trial
January 21, 2020
Put It on My Tab – When Is a Lifetime Gift in California an Advancement Against Inheritance?
Trust on Trial
January 13, 2020
Marvin Claims Between Unmarried Partners Will Abound in Post-Marriage California – A Conversation with Jeffrey Makoff
Trust on Trial
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Legal Alerts

December 2, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court Watch (ARCO v. Christian): Can Private Parties Sue For More Clean Up Than EPA Requires?
Environmental Law
October 28, 2019
Revised Draft Pipeline Regulations Will Allow Longer Periods for Compliance and Will Undergo a New Round of Comments
Environmental Law
October 24, 2019
PFAS Are Here: First Round of Results Show PFAS in California Drinking Water Supply Wells
Environmental Law
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Publications

February 2020
Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – January 2020: Arsenic, Cadmium and Lead in Seaweed & Seafood Products, Acrylamide in Toasted Corn, and Cadmium in Spinach
California Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights in January 2020
January 2020
2019 A Creative Year for Proposition 65 Plaintiffs – Acrylamide in Ice Cream Cones, Cadmium and Lead in Seaweed, Furfuryl Alcohol in Hamburger Buns, and Chromium in Leather Work Gloves and Baby Powder
California Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights in 2019
January 2020
California Air and Climate: CARB Targets Railyard and At Berth Vessel Emissions; San Joaquin Valley APCD to Require Additional NOx Reductions from Engines, Boilers, Process Heaters and Steam Generators
California Air and Climate, Vol. 12
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In the News

September 27, 2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento Area
KVIE Studio Sacramento
September 27, 2019
Valley Vision CEO Bill Mueller Stepping Down
Sacramento Business Journal
September 25, 2019
Sacramento-Area Big Brothers Big Sisters Dealing with Shortage of Mentors
Fox40 News
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Press Releases

February 7, 2020
Danielle Stephens Rejoins Downey Brand as a Partner
January 15, 2020
Downey Brand Names Two New Partners
January 2, 2020
Downey Brand Welcomes Aaron Johnson to Estate Planning and Taxation Practices in Sacramento
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Speaking Engagements/Events

April 22, 2020
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
Co-instructor, UC Davis Extension
January 28, 2020
Webinar: New Year, New Challenges – 2020 Annual Employment Law Briefing
Downey Brand Employment Webinar
January 19, 2020
Policy Spotlight: Key Issues for Your Specialty Food Business
Co-presenter, Specialty Food Association, Winter Fancy Food Show
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