California Supreme Court Upholds Significant Regulation of Emissions from Paints

October 6, 2012

The California Supreme Court upholds the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s authority to adopt “technology-forcing” rules in a challenge to the District’s regulation of paints, the second largest source of smog-forming emissions after motor vehicles. Dan Selmi and firm partner Matt Zinn receive the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award for this achievement. (American Coatings Assn. v. SCAQMD, 54 Cal. 4th 446 (2012).)