John Gardella recently joined HB Litigation on a webinar entitled “PFAS Litigation: Predicted Trends Given Regulatory Changes”, a CLE certified webinar hosted by Tom Hagy. John discussed the landscape of regulatory changes and upcoming changes, and how these will...
As part of its lead up to issuing proposed and final drinking water standards for PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), EPA in June 2022 issued a Health Advisory Level (HAL) for four PFAS, including GenX. Chemours immediately challenged the HAL in court,...
We have regularly reported on the EPA‘s long-anticipated rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. In April 2024, the EPA also issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), which aimed to have seven additional PFAS added to...
It is the bane of any legal department’s existence – the third-party subpoena. Frustration is often the first emotion for the recipient because responding to such a subpoena can be time consuming, expensive, and is an unplanned event outside the budget. Third-party...
CMBG3 Law's John Gardella will join Assent's Cally Edgren on April 25, 2024 at 10am ET for a webinar on the legal risks around PFAS for manufacturers. Through an interactive discussion format webinar, Cally and John will examine the liabilities companies currently...
John Gardella was recently interviewed for a NTD News television segment on the impact that the EPA's PFAS drinking water regulations will have on companies. In the three minute segment, John provides a glimpse at how far-reaching the EPA's initiatives will truly be,...
By: David Goldman, Esq. Background Ethylene Oxide (EtO) is a reactive chemical widely used as a sterilizing agent for medical equipment that cannot otherwise be sterilized by heat/steam. EtO may also be used as a component for producing other chemicals, including...
Please join John Gardella on April 4 and 5, 2024 for the Environmental & Emerging Claim Manager Association’s (EECMA) annual conference in Savannah, Georgia. John will speak on a panel at the conference on April 5 at 10:15 - 10:55am on the subject of PFAS. The...
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...
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...