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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 25, Issue 1 - (Summer 2009)

Client Alert | 11 min read | 08.01.09


Click here to download a PDF of the Mining Law Monitor.

Included Articles:

  • D.C. Circuit Upholds MSHA Jurisdiction On Mine Access Road
  • MSHA's Broken Plan Approval Process: A Call For Action
  • As If Things Weren't Already Bad Enough: Flagrant Violations Under The Miner Act
  • Major Supreme Court Victory For Mining Industry Under Clean Water Act
  • The Advantages To A Strategic Purchaser To Acquire Distressed Assets In Bankruptcy
  • Seven Senior Lawyers Join C&M's Environment and Natural Resources Practice

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.31.25

Raising the Bar: New York Expands Consumer Protection Law with FAIR Business Practices Act

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law the most significant update to New York’s consumer protection law in 45 years — the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices Act, or FAIR Business Practices Act — expanding the scope of the state’s authority to now challenge unfair and abusive business practices. The measure, backed by New York Attorney General (“AG”) Letitia James and signed on December 19, 2025, amends New York’s General Business Law § 349, giving regulators new tools to protect consumers and promote fair marketplace practices....