NY Bottle Bill Bottled Up, For Now

Dear Client:A federal judge late Wednesday temporarily and wisely blocked the infamous New York expanded bottle bill backed by Gov. David Paterson that would have significantly expanded recycling, higher fees, a NY only UPC code, and other draconian provisions in New York State beginning on June 1. The ruling, by Judge Thomas Griesa of United States District Court in Manhattan, prevents the new law from taking effect until a lawsuit, filed last week by a coalition of water bottlers, can