In a significant development concerning Minnesota’s environmental regulations, an administrative court rejected the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) proposed rule on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...more
11/21/2025
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Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fees ,
Manufacturers ,
PFAS ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Toxic Chemicals
In a recent case filed in Portland, OR, a 71-year-old man brought various claims against numerous defendants related to products liability, negligence, and failure to warn associated with asbestos-containing products after...more
9/25/2025
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Damages ,
Expert Testimony ,
Failure To Warn ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Liability ,
Mesothelioma ,
Negligence ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Punitive Damages ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Toxic Exposure
In June 2025, a Suffolk County, Massachusetts jury delivered an $8 million verdict in Janice Paluzzi v. Johnson & Johnson (21-2109). The jury allocated $5 million for past pain and suffering and $3 million for future pain and...more
7/30/2025
/ Asbestos ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Consumer Product Companies ,
Damages ,
Design Defects ,
Failure To Warn ,
Johnson & Johnson ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Manufacturers ,
Mesothelioma ,
Pain and Suffering ,
Product Defects ,
Toxic Exposure
In recent years, numerous businesses have successfully enforced broad arbitration clauses, particularly those embedded in terms and conditions of online service agreements. We previously discussed a noteworthy example from a...more
On December 21, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul of New York vetoed, for a third time, the Grieving Families Act (“Act”), a significant bipartisan legislative proposal in New York aimed at reforming the state’s wrongful death...more
2/19/2025
/ Asbestos Litigation ,
Civil Liability ,
Compensation ,
Damages ,
Liability ,
Negligence ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Survivor Benefits ,
Tort Reform ,
Wrongful Death
The American Tort Reform Foundation (ATR) has published its 2023-2024 Judicial Hellholes Executive Summary. This annual report highlights prominent jurisdictions across the United States known for enabling iniquitous...more
11/25/2024
/ American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Annual Reports ,
Asbestos Litigation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
Civil Liability ,
Illinois ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jury Awards ,
Pennsylvania ,
Pleas ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Strict Product Liability