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PFAS/Common Law Action: City of Savannah, Georgia Files Judicial Action Against Various Companies in Superior Court of Chatham...

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The City of Savannah, Georgia on February 5th filed a Complaint in the Superior Court of Chatham County, Georgia against a number of companies alleging damages related to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). See...more

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Medical and Life Sciences: New York 2024 Year in Review

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From medical devices to OTC drugs, preemption to expert preclusion, New York state and federal courts issued decisions in 2024 which further shaped the landscape in the medical and life sciences legal world. To prepare the...more

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Better Health Care Newsletter - October 2023

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Noise and light can be bad for us just like dirty water and air - The picture-perfect spot to live our healthiest lives would be temperate, with fresh air, sparkling water, and night skies ablaze with stars. It would...more

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Tennessee AG Sues More Than 20 PFAS Manufacturers

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Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti is suing more than 20 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturers, including 3M and DuPont, seeking injunctive and monetary relief under the state’s public nuisance and uniform...more

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Risk of Injury is Not an Injury: New Hampshire Supreme Court Declines to Recognize Medical Monitoring

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Last week, the New Hampshire Supreme Court held that state law does not recognize medical monitoring as a remedy or cause of action for plaintiffs who allege that they were exposed to a toxic substance. In Kevin Brown v....more

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PFAS ALERT: What Happens in California Won’t Likely Stay in California

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In what has been earmarked as the largest government enforcement PFAS action to date, California’s attorney general last month filed an historic lawsuit against more than a dozen per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)...more

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Apparel Companies Facing Increasing PFAS Litigation

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Last week, we highlighted a wave of litigation targeting underwear manufacturers. This week, litigation activity is now focusing on outerwear. On April 25, 2022, the same firm behind several of the underwear complaints...more

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Anti-Fog Spray Study Triggers Lawsuit

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Back in January we reported on a study that tested anti-fog sprays for PFAS. Last month, the same firm that filed the most recent underwear complaint mentioned above also filed a class action complaint against an anti-fog...more

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Lawsuits Underway Following Reports of PFAS in Underwear

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Yoga pants are not the only clothing products that have become popular subjects of PFAS testing in the media. As some readers may recall, over the last several years, various menstrual underwear products have been tested for...more

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Hardwick v. 3M: Broad Ohio Class Certified

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On Tuesday, March 8, Judge Edmund Sargus of the Southern District of Ohio issued an 49-page opinion certifying a class in Hardwick v. 3M Co. This is an important case the Focus on Forever team has its eye on. ...more

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Suburb's Citizens Out of Luck Against Contractor's Insurer for Contaminated Water

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Under established Illinois law, an insurer must defend a legal action filed against its insured unless it is clear from the face of the underlying complaint that the allegations fail to state facts which bring the case...more

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