Legal Trends
PFAS Drinking Water Rule Clears White House: Let the Litigation Begin
For a few years, we have written about the EPA’s efforts to enact enforceable drinking water levels at the federal level for PFAS. It was clear long ago that the EPA’s PFAS drinking water standards would include at least PFOA and PFOS, with a likelihood of at least a...
Michigan PFAS Drinking Water Case Taken Up By State Supreme Court
On several occasions, we wrote regarding a Michigan state court ruling that struck down Michigan’s PFAS regulations related to drinking water enforceable limits, with the ensuing appeal in December 2022 by the state. In 2023, the Appeals Court ruled in a 2-1 decision...
PFAS Air Emissions Lawsuit: What Diapers, Toilet Paper and Facial Tissue Tell Us About the Next Waves
On February 28, 2024, a class action lawsuit was filed in the Connecticut federal court alleging that PFAS air emissions caused contamination to nearby land to a tissue facility that in the past manufactured diapers. The case, Bethany DePaul, et al v. Kimberly Clark,...
John Gardella Invited To Speak At Manufacturing and Consumer Products Law Institute 2024 Meeting
On April 3, 2024, Attorney John Gardella will speak in Manhattan at the Practising Law Institute's (PLI) Manufacturing and Consumer Products Law Institute 2024. John's presentation is titled "PFAS: 2024's Greatest Manufacturing & Consumer Products Business Risk...
California PFAS Ban In Products: 6th Largest Global Economy Enters the Fray
We reported extensively on the landmark legislation passed in Maine in 2021 and Minnesota in 2023, which were at the time the most far-reaching PFAS ban in the United States. Other states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have subsequently introduced...
CMBG3 Attending Reuters Responsible Business USA 2024 Conference
John Gardella and Amaran Toppa will attend the Reuters Responsible Business USA 2024 conference in New York City from March 26-27, 2024. John and Amaran will join senior executives from dozens of global companies as they come together to discuss the latest issues in...
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