The Environmental Protection Agency announced April 28 a list of upcoming agency actions to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). This week’s announcement provides a broad outline of EPA’s plans that centers…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
As we reflect on environmental stewardship this week, the accelerating loss of biodiversity remains one of the most critical challenges facing our planet. Healthy ecosystems provide essential services – clean air and water,…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The question of whether ethylene oxide emissions constitute traditional environmental pollution for the purpose of interpreting commercial general liability pollution exclusions remains unsettled in many jurisdictions across the…
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/ Environmental Law, Insurance, Toxic Torts
In a landmark decision likely to have wide-ranging implications for premises liability claims and insurance defense litigation, the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has upended decades of precedent in its…
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/ Insurance, Personal Injury, Real Estate - Residential
Our blog has reported previously on California PFAS regulations, including its watershed laws with novel definitions of PFAS and the noted problems with the total organic fluorine testing method. (Prior CA blog posts on PFAS). …
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
The Colstrip Power Plant in Montana is now one of the early applicants to the new EPA exemption application process which we have previously discussed here. Specifically, the Colstrip plant has requested a two-year exemption…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
In her 2025 State of the State, Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined several proposals aimed at improving access to medical care within the New York State Workers’ Compensation system. These initiatives, detailed in her “Fighting for Your…
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/ Administrative Law, Insurance, Workers' Compensation
Florida law entitles injured workers to a one-time change in physicians. This one-time change is a procedural right, per Florida Statute 440.13(2)(f). When the change is granted, the employer or carrier must deauthorize the…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The spring edition reveals an emerging pattern in addressing the Sole Proximate Cause defense and compliance with the Labor Law. It has been well established that the Sole Proximate Cause Defense will not apply if there was a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Court: Florida – 17th Judicial Circuit Court - Plaintiff, Denise J. Guth Cook alleged asbestos exposure from consumer talc products and automobile parts. She specifically alleged bystander and household exposure from…
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/ Personal Injury, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
In March, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) proposed to formally add GenX, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS — all PFAS compounds — and methanol to the list of regulated contaminants under various statutes. This…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
As we move further into 2025, the employment law landscape continues to evolve rapidly, driven by significant regulatory changes and emerging workplace dynamics. For employers and counsel, staying ahead of these trends is…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), passed by the New York State Legislature on January 22 as Senate Bill S929, is a comprehensive health data privacy law awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature…
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/ Health, Privacy, Workers' Compensation
Most professionals are aware of the April 15 tax deadline. We know that fraudsters certainly are! As Tax Day approaches in the U.S., we encourage all to be mindful of several phishing campaigns that Microsoft has observed using…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology, Taxation
New York’s state appellate court recently declared rental car companies are not required to provide primary insurance coverage to their rental customers. Instead, the court concluded that New York law requiring the companies to…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Transportation
