In this week’s Food Venture Financing News, Flora Ventures, an Israel-based VC firm, established by an erstwhile executive of Mondelēz, announced that it has raised a significant $50 million in funds. This is a strategic move aiming to lend support to budding startups that are making waves in the domains of food security, sustainable agriculture,…
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the City of Joiner, Arkansas have entered into a Consent Administrative Order (CAO) regarding alleged violations of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, under the provisions of the Clean Water Act. This information was revealed on May 25th, as…
A toy company finds itself mired in legal trouble as it is unable to extricate itself from an insurance lawsuit concerning an existing legal action by a rival firm. The competitor has accused it, along with its proprietors, of operating a criminal network devised to dodge paying an $8.5 million default judgment. The judgment was…
In the realm of information technology, algorithms, bots, and the creation of data through Artificial Intelligence (AI) have become instrumental. The legal industry is one such sector actively engaging these tech advancements and strategising to understand how best to use them. A webinar by the Association of Certified E-Discovery further accentuated the subject, involving a…
The weekly legal digest, ‘The morning read for Thursday, August 3’, presents an assortment of articles, commentary, and additional noteworthy links that pertain to the U.S Supreme Court. Brought to you by SCOTUSblog, the acclaimed online resource dedicated to reporting on the Supreme Court of the United States and its cases, this roundup provides a…
In recent legal events, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include narrative prohibitions in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. This ruling was made following a dispute put forward by the city of San Francisco, who disputed the EPA’s jurisdiction to impose narrative…