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Judging Java: California Reverses Need for Proposition 65 Warnings on Coffee

Jun 20, 2019

Legal Developments—California, From the Ground Up

California’s coffee industry breathed a collective sigh of relief earlier this month when the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the agency charged with implementing Proposition 65, finalized a regulation that exempts c...

Responding to a Crisis: How Human Resources Can Make Things Better, Not Worse

Jun 21, 2019

Construction, From the Ground Up

Cody Elliott and Mike Porter, two Miller Nash partners, were published in Constructor Magazine, a publication of Associated General Contractors. The link to the full story is available below. Just as unforeseen site conditions can test a contractor’s...

The U.S. Supreme Court Rids Constitutional Takings Claims of the “San Remo Preclusion Trap”

Jun 25, 2019

Legal Developments—National, From the Ground Up

On June 21, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court released Knick v. Township of Scott, in which the Court overruled a 1985 decision holding that a property owner’s claim against a local government under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment was not ripe u...

James Walker Recognized on the Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon "Phenoms and Icons" 2018

Dec 13, 2018

Construction, Firm News, From the Ground Up

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP construction attorney James Walker was recognized as a 2018 Phenom by the Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon (DJC Oregon) on December 13 in Portland, Oregon. DJC Oregon’s newest award program honors local building indust...

Proposition 65—Under Construction

Jan 15, 2019

By Tyler D. Bowlin

Environmental, Legal Developments—California, From the Ground Up

California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, otherwise known as Proposition 65, continues to be amended to address errors and omissions in the original regulations. Proposition 65 applies to all businesses in the chain of com...

Oregon’s 2019 Cap and Invest Legislation

Jan 18, 2019

By Jeff C. Miller

Environmental, Legal Developments—Oregon, From the Ground Up

Speaking today at a seminar sponsored by the University of Oregon, Senator Michael Dembrow and Representative Karin Power stated that they intend to introduce cap and invest legislation by the end of this month. The system is aligned with the Western...