Cisneros Wheat Legal PLLC Seattle Business Law Firm

Deal Summary
Filing Date:
Mar 8, 2021 – Mar 9, 2021
Agreement Date:
Mar 8, 2021
Deal Structure:
Standard Asset Purchase / Sale
Subsidiary or Business Division Sale
Equity Purchase
Deal Size:
$66M
Transaction Status:
Pending
Consideration Type:
Cash
Combination
Earnout
Law Firms:
White & Case
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Financial Firms:
B Riley & Co LLC
Roth Capital Partners LLC
Governing Law:
Delaware
Purchase Price:
Earn-out
Earn-out – Metric – Revenue
Earn-out – Period
Escrow Type – General Escrow – $4.95M
Purchase Price Adjustment
Purchase Price Adjustment – Metric – Cash
Representations and Warranties:
Financial Statements – Fairly Presented
Financial Statements – GAAP Qualified
No Undisclosed Liabilities – GAAP Requirement – GAAP
Tax Matters
Covenants:
Antitrust Approval Risk Shifting
Conditions:
Bring Down of Reps and Warranties – Materiality Qualifier
Indemnification:
Indemnification – Limitations
Indemnification – Mini-Basket
Indemnification – Sandbagging – Pro
Indemnification – Survival Periods – Fundamental
Indemnification – Survival Periods – General
Indemnification – Survival Periods – Special
Indemnification – Survival Periods – Special
Indemnification – Survival Periods – Special

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1
BACKGROUND ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
PARTIES AND STANDING …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
STANDARD OF REVIEW……………………………………………………………………………………………. 10
ARGUMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
I. EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT REVISED HUMAN HEALTH
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS BASED UPON A CORRECTED
FISH CONSUMPTION RATE ARE NECESSARY TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT. ………………………………….. 11
II. EPA‟S DETERMINATION TRIGGERED A MANDATORY DUTY
FOR EPA TO PROMULGATE THE REVISED STANDARD BY
DECEMBER 14, 2015, AND EPA IS IN VIOLATION OF THAT DUTY…….. 12
III. WATERKEEPERS WASHINGTON REQUESTS AN ORDER
DIRECTING EPA TO ACT WITHIN A SET TIME……………………………………. 14
CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15
Case 2:16-cv-00293-JLR Document 4 Filed 03/01/16 Page 2 of 22
PLAINTIFFS‟ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT THERETO
(No. 2:16-cv-00293-JLR) -ii
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
CASES PAGE(S)
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby,
477 U.S. 242 (1986)…………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett,
477 U.S. 317 (1986)…………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
Fund for Animals, Inc. v. Espy,
814 F. Supp. 142 (D.D.C. 1993)………………………………………………………………………………….15
Idaho Conservation League, Inc., v. Russell,
946 F.2d 717 (9th Cir. 1991) ………………………………………………………………………………………13
Nw. Envtl. Advocates v. EPA,
268 F. Supp. 2d 1255 (D. Or. 2003) ……………………………………………………………………….12, 13
Puget Soundkeeper All. v. U.S. E.P.A.,
No. C13-1839-JCC, 2014 WL 4674393 (W.D. Wash. Sept. 18, 2014)……………………………..13
Raymond Proffitt Found. v. EPA,
930 F. Supp. 1088 (E.D. Pa. 1996)………………………………………………………………………………13
U.S. v. Akers,
785 F.2d 814 (9th Cir. 1986) …………………………………………………………………………………14, 15
Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo,
456 U.S. 305 (1982)…………………………………………………………………………………………………..14
STATUTES
33 U.S.C. § 1251(a) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
33 U.S.C. § 1313………………………………………………………………………………………………….13, 14, 15
33 U.S.C. § 1313(a) and (b)……………………………………………………………………………………………….3
33 U.S.C. § 1313(c)(4)…………………………………………………………………………………………….. passim
33 U.S.C. § 1365…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….15
33 U.S.C. § 1365(a)(2)………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
OTHER AUTHORITIES
40 C.F.R. § 130.3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Case 2:16-cv-00293-JLR Document 4 Filed 03/01/16 Page 3 of 22
PLAINTIFFS‟ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT THERETO
(No. 2:16-cv-00293-JLR) -iii
40 C.F.R. § 131.4……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
40 C.F.R. § 131.5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
40 C.F.R. § 130.10……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
40 C.F.R. § 131.11……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
40 C.F.R. § 131.20……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
40 C.F.R. § 131.21……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
40 C.F.R. § 131.22(b) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
40 C.F.R. § 131.36…………………………………………………………………………………………………….4, 5, 7
80 Fed. Reg. 55,063 (Sept. 14, 2015) ………………………………………………………………………… passim
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….10
Rule 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure …………………………………………………………………………..1
Wash. Admin. Code. § 173-201A-240(5) (2011)………………………………………………………………….4

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