EU Stepping Up PFAS Regulation Process

EU Stepping Up PFAS Regulation Process

In May 2020, we reported that five European Union countries (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark) took the first step in an effort to try to restrict the manufacture and sale of all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the EU.  Now, the...
Bayer’s Settlement and the Future of Glyphosate Litigation

Bayer’s Settlement and the Future of Glyphosate Litigation

Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto and current producer of Roundup brand weed killer, has agreed to pay more than $10 billion to settle an estimated 95,000 active cases involving allegations that Roundup causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.  The settlement represents...