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PFAS Forecasted to be the Next Asbestos Litigation

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Amid a surge of lawsuits nationwide over alleged PFAS-related harms and growing regulatory efforts to curb their production and use, policyholders are grappling with mounting liabilities and unclear insurance coverage...more

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[White Paper] United States Insurance Trends and Decisions 2023

As 2024 rapidly approaches, we look back at some of the key decisions, trends, and developments impacting the U.S. insurance industry in 2023 and look ahead at some trends and cases to watch in 2024. Insurers continue to...more

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Arrowood Indemnity Company Enters Liquidation - Important Deadlines and Implications for Policyholders

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The Delaware Court of Chancery entered an order placing Arrowood into liquidation on November 8, 2023 and set the proof of claim deadline for January 15, 2025. Arrowood was formed in 2006 to take on Royal Sun Alliance’s...more

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Dechert Re:Torts - Issue 8 | Key Developments in Product Liability and Mass Torts

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Advances in Videoconferencing Do Not Change the Subpoena Power of the Court - In In re Kirkland, 2023 WL 4777937 (9th Cir. July 27, 2023), the Ninth Circuit held that a district court could not subpoena testimony outside the...more

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Insurers Face Large PFAS-Related Losses: A Primer on Forever Chemical Regulation, Liabilities, and Insurance Coverage Issues

Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent major exposures to insurers and their policyholders. Thousands of lawsuits are pending nationwide and several large settlements have already been reached. Insurers are...more

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Ebasco Choice of Law: A Decision Half a Century in the Making

Following the breakup of large utility holding companies by trust busters in the 1930s, General Electric created Ebasco (Electric Bond and Share Company), a construction company and consultancy that, among other things,...more

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Dechert Re:Torts - Key Developments in Product Liability and Mass Torts - Issue 1

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Introducing Dechert Re:Torts, a monthly publication that offers a summary of significant cases, rules and pertinent issues, brought to you by Dechert’s Product Liability and Mass Torts Group. Our snapshots help you stay...more

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Nearly a Century in the Making: Congress Modernizes FDA’s Regulation of Cosmetics

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The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MOCRA”) was signed into law alongside other reforms to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”) on December 29, 2022, as part of a broader consolidated...more

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EPA’s Proposed Rule Banning Chrysotile Asbestos Raises Unusual PFAS Concerns

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On April 5, EPA announced a proposed rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act to ban the manufacturing, processing, import, and distribution of chrysotile asbestos, including for use in the chlor-alkali industry (which...more

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Alaska Becomes Latest to Sue for PFAS Damages

The state of Alaska has thrown its hat into the ring of state and local governments suing designers, manufactures, and distributors for damages arising from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination....more

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