Legal Trends
Third-Party Lab Testing and the New Wave of Consumer Product Litigation: What Manufacturers Need to Know
A common thread connects a growing number of consumer product class actions filed over the past two years: in nearly every case, the lawsuit traces back to a test result generated by an outside laboratory or consumer advocacy organization. Adhesive bandages alleged to...
Hardwick PFAS Case and Potential Class of 11 Million People Is Back
We previously wrote several articles on the Hardwick v. 3M case that originated in Ohio state court and found its way to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals for interlocutory review. In the lawsuit, plaintiff Hardwick alleges that PFAS was absorbed into his...
Court Rebuffs EPA Efforts To Stay PFAS Drinking Water Legal Challenge
We have previously detailed the EPA’s efforts under the Biden Administration to regulate certain types of PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). In short, PFOA and PFOS would have a Maximum Contaminant Level of 4 ppt, and PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and certain...
PFAS Warning Labels On Consumer Goods – New Mexico Leads the Way
During 2025, the New Mexico Legislature passed the PFAS Protection Act (HB 212) that aimed to create a phase out of PFAS-containing products within its borders. The rule established testing and reporting requirements that we have seen in several other states (Maine,...
PFAS Consumer Fraud Case Ruling Involving Smartwatches Allows Potentially Massive Class Action To Proceed
About a year ago, we wrote regarding a PFAS consumer fraud lawsuit brought against Apple alleging that its smartwatches contained PFAS, which deceived consumers because the watches were marketed as promoting human health, being environmentally sustainable, and...
Tiny Particles, Big Risk: Could Netflix’s New Documentary, The Plastic Detox, Accelerate Microplastic Litigation in the Cosmetic and Personal Care Product Industry?
The concept of “microplastics” became popular in 2004 after a marine biologist revealed widespread plastic particles in marine environments, sediment and wildlife. That observation shifted the way the world perceived pollutants from “visible litter” to “invisible...
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