Safety-ism & Jury Trials – IMS Insights Podcast Episode 61
PFAS: Increasing Regulations and Managing Legal Liability
Lead Exposure Claims: Proactive Strategies for Effective Resolution
EPA Plan Changes PFAS Outlook For Companies, Regulators
What are PFAS and Why Should We Care?
Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 58 – The Paradise Syndrome
Daily Compliance News: January 22, 2020, the Heads Will Roll edition
12 O'Clock High-Leadership Lessons from James Garfield
Daily Compliance News: July 26, 2019, the who are you friends edition
The Use of Monitors by State Attorneys General-Part I: The Role of State Attorneys General as Enforcers
Butler Celebrates International Women's Day
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
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Mona Hanna Discusses Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Class Action Claims
"Damages" in an Injury Lawsuit: An Introduction for Lay People
Your Deposition: What to Expect
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Connecticut, Judicial District of Bridgeport at Bridgeport Decedent Nicolas Barone was diagnosed with mesothelioma in May 2022. His surviving spouse, Kathryn Barone (plaintiff)brought suit in...more
Texas AG Ken Paxton has announced a settlement with TPC Group, Inc. and TPC Group LLC (collectively, “TPC”), to resolve lawsuits alleging that TPC violated Texas law through conduct that resulted in an explosion that leveled...more
As the Biden-Harris administration draws to a close, EPA has issued its third annual report touting the progress made under the PFAS Strategic Roadmap. In the report, EPA notes the major legal, technical, and policy...more
As we reported last month, a California federal court recently dismissed a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) class action complaint on the basis that the plaintiffs’ total organic fluorine (TOF) analysis testing...more
On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the PFAS reporting deadline under the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) regulation, found at 40 C.F.R. Part 705 (PFAS...more
Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Plaintiff Raymond Lee, as administrator for the estate of the decedent, Jim Lee filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of New York, New York County alleging decedent was exposed to...more
On November 14, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the release of EPA’s third annual progress report on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, and the report indicates a growing focus on PFAS-related enforcement and...more
Last month, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced a rulemaking process to list perflouorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Oregon Cleanup...more
Last week, the State of Maine became the latest state or local government to sue the major fossil fuel companies for damages related to climate change. There are around three dozen lawsuits bringing common law and state tort...more
Many prescription drugs have side effects. In fact, drug companies frequently include a list of side effects on their drugs’ labels and packaging (not because they want to, but because they are required to do so under federal...more
Supreme Court of New York, New York County -In this asbestos action, Plaintiff Jane E. Wixted, as executrix for the estate of the decedent, Thomas N. Wixted (“Decedent”) filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of New York, New...more
EPA to Expand PFAS Reporting and Delay Separate PFAS Reporting Rule - EPA’s recent regulations highlight the complexities in its expanding oversight of hundreds of PFAS compounds....more
Bans in California and New York on textile articles and apparel containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) will take effect January 1, 2025. That same day, Colorado will commence its phased approach to prohibit...more
Key Takeaways - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule revising the regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)) on November 19,...more
On November 14, 2024, EPA issued its third annual progress report on its PFAS Roadmap reporting on the agency’s three years of progress against its overarching goals of restrict, remediate, and research PFAS. The...more
If the first two waves of PFAS litigation focused on impacts to natural resources—namely groundwater—and personal injury claims alleging exposure to PFAS, the third wave of PFAS litigation has certainly arrived. Originally...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group discusses the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s addition of bisphenol S (BPS) to the Proposition 65 list of reproductive toxicants....more
In a settlement approved by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board on November 13, the City of Oceanside agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine for two separate spills that sent raw sewage into the Buena Vista Creek...more
Controversial Prop 65 Warning Labels About Toxic Chemicals are Effective, Study Says - For nearly 40 years, a controversial California law has required companies to place warning labels on their products alerting...more
Long-term changes to Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”) will require thousands of facilities to submit reports on per- and...more
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“MPCA” or “the Agency”) is requesting comments by December 19 on development of the state’s program for reporting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in products and the...more
In Bosco v Mentor Worldwide LLC, 2024 BCSC 1931, the plaintiffs alleged that Mentor's silicone gel-filled breast implants, MemoryGel, caused adverse health effects, including connective tissue disorders (CTDs) and autoimmune...more
On November 20, 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden released a progress update on the process to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more
On November 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an extension to the comment period for the notice published September 30, 2024, seeking public comment on the manufacture of certain per- and...more
“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This edition discusses new...more