Attorney John Gardella will moderate a panel at ALM's General Counsel East conference on October 3, 2023 at 10:05am ET on the topic of ESG strategies for General Counsel to consider. His panel discussion, entitled "Datafying Your ESG Initiatives & Defining...
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Pat Rizzuto, reporter for Bloomberg Law, for her article regarding the proposed DuPont and 3M settlements in the AFFF MDL. Ms. Rizzuto is a Senior Chemicals’ Reporter for Bloomberg Law that has closely following and...
Since we last provided an update earlier this month on the proposed settlements put forth by the parties in the PFAS AFFF MDL, a few significant steps forward have been taken towards finalizing the settlements by year end. In June 2023, news outlets of all varieties...
2023 has proven to be an extremely busy year for PFAS state AG lawsuits seeking environmental pollution remediation costs from PFAS manufacturers and AFFF manufacturers. We previously wrote regarding Illinois (February), Maine (April), Kentucky (April), Rhode Island,...
On September 13, 2023, David Goldman will moderate a panel discussion at a Rhode Island Bar Association (RIBA) event. His panel is titled "A National and Local Perspective on Opioid Litigation" and will take place from 12:30pm - 2:00pm. The presentation explores the...
On September 13, 2023, John Gardella will host an invitation-only luncheon discussion at the iGlobal Forum conference in Manhattan. The session, titled "From ESG to Es+G: Understanding Future Environmental Risks To ESG Rating and How To Integrate Future Risk...
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. We last updated that at recent oral arguments on...
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Hayleigh Colombo, writer for The Buffalo News, for her article regarding PFAS costs and remediation issues for New York's drinking water sources. The article examines the steps that New York is taking to address PFAS...
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Carey Gillam, contributing writer for The Guardian and Managing Editor of The New Lede publication, for her article regarding the ongoing debate surrounding PFAS and CERCLA liability. The article examines the impacts...
Last year, we wrote regarding a recommendation by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to offer patients PFAS blood testing for patients suspected to have had high levels of PFAS exposure. Now, several politicians are taking the NAS recommendations one step further...