Tag Archives: Timber

Upcoming Pacific Northwest Timberlands Management Seminar to Provide Timely Updates from Top Timber Sector Practitioners

On March 16, 2018, Nossaman Environment and Land Use Law Partner Svend Brandt-Erichsen will be serving as a member of the faculty for The Seminar Group’s CLE and Foresters program Pacific Northwest Timberlands Management: Regulations, Litigation, and Business Considerations.  The full conference, held from March 15-16, 2018, at the Portland, Oregon World Trade Center, will … Continue Reading

Ninth Circuit Invalidates Consent Decree: Parties Must Go Back to The Drawing Board

On April 25, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invalidated a consent decree that plaintiffs and three federal agency defendants asserted resolved a dispute spanning more than a decade.  See Conservation Nw. v. Sherman, No. 11-35729 (9th Cir. 2013) (pdf).  In doing so, the Ninth Circuit held that the district court abused its discretion when … Continue Reading
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