As we’ve posted in the past, public companies must generally disclose environmental legal proceedings in their annual, quarterly, and current reports to the SEC, and whether or not those proceedings have a material effect on the company’s financial position. Today we’ve pulled some disclosures of environmental liabilities from recent filings of interest. * * * [...]
Archive for the ‘CERCLA’ Category
8 Jul
This Week in Environmental Disclosure
As we’ve posted in the past, public companies must generally disclose material legal proceedings in their annual, quarterly, and current reports to the SEC. Today we’ve pulled some disclosures of environmental liabilities from recent filings of interest. * * * UNIFIRST CORP | Form 10-Q | 7/7/2011 Under environmental laws, an owner or lessee of [...]
10 Jun
This Week in Environmental Disclosure
As we’ve posted in the past, public companies must generally disclose material legal proceedings in their annual, quarterly, and current reports to the SEC. Today we’ve pulled some disclosures of environmental liabilities from recent filings of interest. GENESCO INC | Form 10-Q | 6/9/2011 In December 2005, the EPA notified the Company that it considers [...]
3 Jun
This Week in Environmental Disclosure
As we’ve posted in the past, public companies must generally disclose material legal proceedings in their annual, quarterly, and current reports to the SEC. Today we’ve pulled some disclosures of environmental liabilities from recent filings of interest. PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP | Form 10-K | 6/2/2011 We have been named as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) [...]
27 May
Compliance During Inclement Weather
While tornadoes dominate headlines, the EPA is looking forward a few weeks to the onset of hurricane season. As if your personal safety weren’t enough to look out for, a recent EPA news release reminds us that extra precautions should be taken to minimize chemical releases associated with natural disasters. This is not only a [...]
19 May
Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense under CERCLA
CERCLA woes or worries? You’re not the only one. Today, McGuireWoods comes to the rescue with a heap of information about bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPP), a status defined under CERCLA that protects eligible persons against CERCLA owner liability. According to McGuireWoods, the BFPP defense was developed in order to allow purchasers to “conduct AAI [...]
29 Mar
Last Week in Environmental Contingencies and Proceedings Disclosure – PRP Under CERCLA Edition!
As we posted a while ago, public companies must generally disclose material legal proceedings in their annual and quarterly reports to the SEC. Today we check back in with some recent filings to see who is disclosing what in the land of environmental liabilities. By now this has become a regular feature on the Green [...]
22 Mar
Nu-West vs. United States, CERCLA, RCRA, and More
A few weeks ago we reported on a recent Form 6-K filed by Agrium Inc – the parent company of Nu-West Industries – in which they disclosed earlier investigations by both the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) and the EPA regarding facility- and industry-wide compliance with CERCLA, as well as possible violations of RCRA [...]
