Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN
Listen to the Legal Hour on AM720 KDWN from January 8th, 2014 in which Managing Partner, Tisha Black Chernine, Esq., discusses medical marijuana laws in Nevada (1:45)(15:00), improvements in Nevada’s housing market (3:25), term limitations for politicians (7:11), Dennis Rodman’s relationship with North Korea (9:35), setting home prices (13:15), short sales with a deficiency (19:45), reporting a lawyer to the bar […]
Asbestos Abatement Contractor Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Environmental Crimes and False Statements to OSHA
On September 21, 2011, United States District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa sentenced Keith Gordon-Smith, 54, of Rochester, New York, to six years in prison for knowingly violating the Clean Air Act and making false statements to a federal inspector from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Gordon-Smith was also sentenced to serve a […]
General Contractor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Renovating Asbestos-Filled Building
The owner and manager of a California condominium complex were sentenced today for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act’s asbestos work practice standards during the renovation of a 204-unit apartment building in Winnetka, Calif., in 2006 – work that caused asbestos to be released into the complex and the surrounding community. The contractor hired […]
Black & LoBello Talks to Hyde Park MS
Michael J. Ryan, Esq., from Black & LoBello spoke this morning to students at Hyde Park Middle School in Las Vegas, NV as part of Project Citizen and addressed the issue of recycling and whether it should or should not be mandatory. Together, they reviewed the basics of recycling itself, the need for it in Las Vegas, […]
Carlos McDade teaches for CE, CLE credit at upcoming NBI Seminar
Carlos L. McDade, Esq. will teach a class entitled, “Stay on Top of Environmental Considerations” at the National Business Institute One-Day Seminar located at the Gold Coast Casino on October 13th. Attendees can qualify for up to 6 hours of CLE and 7 hours of Real Estate CE. For more information about the […]
Changes to Law Enables More Renewable Energy Investments
Nevada Assembly Bill 186, effective October 1, 2009, is expected to make financing the installation of renewable energy systems throughout the state easier for third parties. AB 186 clarifies the definition of “third-party ownership” allowing third-party providers to install, own, and operate a renewable energy system, such as solar, on a home or facility and […]
Environmental Bankruptcy to Pay $1.79 Billion
The Justice Department announced that American Smelting and Refining Company, LLC (ASARCO), as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, will pay $1.79 billion to fund environmental cleanup and restoration at its sites and former sites in 19 states: Arizona, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, […]
Nevada Moves Forward on Renewable Energy
Nevada lawmakers voted in June, 2009, to start up a new Nevada renewable energy agency. That set the stage for the Governor to appoint a Commissioner to head the agency in its work. The agency’s purpose is to study science and technology and to develop ideas to conserve energy use. It will also focus on […]
Cost Recovery for Environmental Clean-ups
A release of hazardous waste is often a traumatic event, such as a spill from an overturned tanker truck or a cloud of toxic gas rising from a railroad car. Sometimes, the release is quiet and it is not noticed for a period of time. For example, an unaware purchaser of real estate might unluckily […]