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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 21, Issue 1 - (Spring 2004)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.28.04

  • "U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Bedroc v. United States: Ownership of Western Desert Sand and Gravel Shifts to Private Sector," Author: Tim McCrum.
  • "Subsidence in SMCRA § 522(e) Areas," Co-Authors: Tim Means and Michael Klise.
  • "Managing the High Risk of Regulatory Noncompliance," Author: Dick Bednar.
  • "Regulation of the Mining Industry — The Past is Prologue," Author: Ed Green.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.29.26

California Assembly Passes AB 1776, Sending Major Antitrust Bill to the Senate

California’s COMPETE Act (AB 1776) narrowly passed the California State Assembly by three votes on Wednesday and now moves to the California State Senate. The bill — introduced in March by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry — is modeled closely on draft legislation recommended by the California Law Revision Commission in September. AB 1776 would not only significantly expand potential liability for single-firm conduct and monopolization but, based on recent amendments, would also explicitly decouple California antitrust analysis from certain federal standards. Crowell & Moring is representing the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to AB 1776. ...