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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the August 7th Federal Register notice of a proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement (“PPA”) with the City of St. Joseph, Missouri (“St. Jospeh”). See 89...more
On April 17, 2024, the EPA signed a final rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. The...more
Among the wide-ranging impacts of EPA’s designation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under CERCLA may be increased liability for trustees and beneficiaries of...more
Previous editions of Re:Torts (It’s (Still) Important Enough to Get It Right; Opioid Public Nuisance Question) have covered decisions that addressed whether various states permit public nuisance claims in connection with the...more
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under Section 102(a) of...more
The designation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances will likely result in litigation over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Comprehensive...more
As of February 13, 2024, ASTM E1527–21 is the required ASTM standard for All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) in real estate transactions. Conducting AAI is required to establish the innocent landowner defense, as well as the bona...more
Congressman Mike Thompson (California) transmitted a June 2nd letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Michael S. Regan asking for: . . . equal treatment for publicly and privately...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) has revised the standards by which real property purchasers, lessees and environmental professionals should conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (“Phase I...more
With apologies to Mr. Shakespeare, and respect to the American Water Works Association, PFOS and PFOA, only two of the hundreds of "forever chemicals" collectively known as PFAS, are either as concerning as the hundreds of...more
While sophisticated transaction parties have been aware for some time of the need to evaluate potential liabilities associated with PFAS compounds, EPA’s proposal to designate PFOS and PFOA as hazardous substances under...more
Ten water sector associations sent an April 28th joint letter to key United States Senate and House of Representatives Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members seeking an exemption from the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more
A key component of a company’s risk management function is to keep a close eye on new and developing sources of liability and to put in place appropriate insurance to respond in the event those liabilities ripen. In recent...more
This week the Supreme Court decided Territory of Guam v. United States, No. 20-382 (U.S. May 24, 2021), and held that contribution claims under section 113(f)(3)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...more
Asarco, LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Company, 866 F.3d 1108 (9th Cir. 2017). In a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) contribution case, the Ninth Circuit addressed three issues of...more