News & Analysis as of

Toxic Torts Firm Marketing

Read Toxic Torts news, alerts, and legal commentary from leading lawyers and law firms:
Lowenstein Sandler LLP

NJ Department of Environmental Protection Ramps Up Enforcement Activity Under the Toxic Packaging Reduction Act Ahead of Proposed...

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on

Recent anecdotal evidence suggests that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is restarting enforcement activities under a seldom-used consumer packaging law originally adopted in 1990: the Toxic...more

Goldberg Segalla

Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand Denied

Goldberg Segalla on

Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana - Plaintiffs Claudette Washington Skidmore and Courtney Skidmore Williams brought claims against several defendants after the death of their...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Recent Increase in Prop 65 60-Day Notices Targeting Diethanolamine in Cosmetics

There has been a recent increase in the number of Prop 65 60-Day Notices targeting diethanolamine in cosmetics.  Diethanolamine is generally used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and to adjust pH, and it was listed under Prop 65...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Everything You Need to Know About PFAS Lawsuits Over Forever Chemicals

Oberheiden P.C. on

Class actions and multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have led to massive settlements by chemical companies that have totaled in the billions of dollars, and that has...more

Goldberg Segalla

Court Rejects Motion to Remand Asbestos Exposure Case to State Court

Goldberg Segalla on

Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - Plaintiff Irma Lee LaGrange filed a motion in this asbestos action seeking the court to decline supplemental jurisdiction and remand to state...more

Wiley Rein LLP

EPA Delays Start Date for PFAS Reporting Under TSCA Section 8(a)(7), While Mandatory PFAS Reporting in Canada Is Still Ongoing

Wiley Rein LLP on

On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a direct final rule with a parallel proposed rule to delay the reporting period for the October 2023 final rule that...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Storage Tanks That Contain PFOA And PFOS Must Now Be Registered In Pennsylvania

Fox Rothschild LLP on

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) published guidance regarding registering and permitting storage tanks that contain perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”). This...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

EPA Publishes Direct Final Rule Delaying TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting by Eight Months

On September 5, 2024, EPA published a direct final rule delaying by eight months the one-time reporting required under TSCA section 8(a)(7) for entities manufacturing or importing PFAS at any time between 2011-2022. This rule...more

Alston & Bird

EPA Proposes TSCA Rule Banning 1-BP from Most Consumer Goods

Alston & Bird on

Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group explains the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Toxic Substances Control Act rule that aims to address the risks the agency believes are posed by 1-bromopropane...more

Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

EPA Issues Eight-Month Delay of the Reporting Period for the PFAS Reporting Rule under TSCA Section 8(a)(7)

On September 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cut industry a significant break by postponing the reporting period for the one-time reporting rule for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Section...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

EPA Delays TSCA PFAS Reporting Deadlines

Pierce Atwood LLP on

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just issued a direct final rule amending reporting deadlines for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). As described in our...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 9.6.24

Allen Matkins on

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lead an investigation into the Tijuana-U.S. cross-border sewage crisis, measuring the potential health impacts on people who live and work near where millions of gallons of...more

ArentFox Schiff

EPA Pumps the PFAS Brakes by Postponing the Reporting Deadline for Past PFAS Use in Consumer Products by Eight Months

ArentFox Schiff on

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just announced an eight-month postponement of the start of a major reporting requirement for past use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products due to...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

NJDEP Issues Fact Sheet on PFAS Environmental Sampling

On August 28, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a “Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Sampling Fact Sheet” (Fact Sheet), setting forth several considerations for persons responsible...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

EPA Extends TSCA PFAS Reporting Deadline

Baker Botts L.L.P. on

On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a direct final rule announcing an 8-month extension to the PFAS reporting deadline under the Toxic Substances Control Act...more

Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

The End of Chevron Deference Could Spell Trouble for EPA’s PFAS “Hazardous Substance” Rule

A recent Supreme Court ruling could further jeopardize EPA’s PFAS hazardous substance designation, as the agency is attempting to advance a novel use of delegated legislative authority to further regulate PFAS chemicals....more

Goldberg Segalla

South Carolina Jury Returns $63.4M Plaintiff Verdict in Talc Trial

Goldberg Segalla on

Court: Circuit Court of South Carolina, Fifth Judicial Circuit - A South Carolina jury Aug. 16 returned a $64.4 million plaintiff’s verdict against product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and supplier American International...more

MG+M The Law Firm

UPDATE: EPA's TSCA PFAS Reporting Deadline Extended Until January 11, 2026

MG+M The Law Firm on

On September 4, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has delayed the reporting deadlines for its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Talc-Related Matter Filings Predictably Increase, As New Bankruptcies are Filed

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Observers of filing trends in personal injury mesothelioma matters alleging exposure to talc contaminated with asbestos have noted that the bankruptcy filing of a predominant defendant in those matters did little to slow the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

States Petition the USEPA To List Certain PFAS Compounds as Clean Air Act Hazardous Air Pollutants

In another step toward broader regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), on August 29, 2024, New Jersey, New Mexico, and North Carolina (the States) submitted a petition (Petition) urging the United States...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Multi-State Petition to EPA Seeks Listing of Four PFAS Compounds as Hazardous Air Pollutants Under the Clean Air Act, Sarah Bell,...

Three states have lodged a petition with EPA, seeking the listing of four PFAS compounds as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). In the petition, dated August 29, 2024, the North Carolina Department...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Navigating Sites with PFAS Through the Superfund Process Is Going to Be a Bumpy Ride

For most of this century, I’ve been asked with some regularity whether Superfund was dead. I’ve always considered that question to be a victory of hope over expectation. Notwithstanding frequent criticism, frequently...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Required Historical PFAS Reporting Poses Risks Going Forward

Shipman & Goodwin LLP on

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently established a one-time per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances reporting rule pursuant to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. Pursuant to the rule, most companies that...more

MG+M The Law Firm

Massachusetts Enacts Law Targeting PFAS in Firefighter Protective Gear

MG+M The Law Firm on

On August 15, 2024, Massachusetts Governor, Maura Healy, signed legislation that will regulate and ultimately end the sale of protective gear for firefighters that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

Goldberg Segalla

Putty Manufacturer and Talc Disturber’s Motion to Dismiss on Causation Grounds Denied

Goldberg Segalla on

Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County (NYCAL) - In this asbestos action, plaintiff Jennifer Peganis alleged take-home exposure to asbestos from laundering her husband’s work clothing. Defendant Donald Durham...more

1,664 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 67

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide