by Eric J. Robbie | Jul 28, 2020 | Covid-19
On Monday, Senate Republicans unveiled legislation, the “HEALS Act,” to provide additional coronavirus relief aid as a follow up to the CARES Act passed in March. Unsurprisingly, the “L” stands for Liability Protection, something that GOP leaders have been pushing for...
by Clifford V. Pascarella, II | Jul 28, 2020 | Environmental, Toxic Tort
The glyphosate litigation seemingly ended last week with the news that the manufacturer of Roundup had agreed to a $10.9 billion dollar settlement agreement that applied to the majority the pending claims against it across the country (the settlement has not yet been...
by Alexandra Fraher | Jul 27, 2020 | Environmental, PFAS
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) recently passed the annual spending bill for the Department of Defense, which included a number of new requirements to reduce PFAS use and remediate existing sites. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are a...
by John Gardella | Jul 27, 2020 | News
John Gardella’s recent article regarding drinking water PFAS limits set by the state of New Hampshire was published by the prestigious National Law Review. The article, entitled “New Hampshire Adopts Aggressive PFAS Drinking Water Bill” examines not...
by John Gardella | Jul 23, 2020 | Environmental, PFAS, Toxic Tort
In a bill passed today, beginning on August 3, 2020, Michigan will have one of the strictest PFAS drinking water standards in the country. The rule also goes beyond the traditional PFOA and PFOS limits set by several other states, and sets limits for a total of seven...
