We reported extensively on the landmark legislation passed in Maine in 2021 and Minnesota in 2023, which were at the time the most far-reaching PFAS ban in the United States. Other states, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have subsequently introduced...
John Gardella and Amaran Toppa will attend the Reuters Responsible Business USA 2024 conference in New York City from March 26-27, 2024. John and Amaran will join senior executives from dozens of global companies as they come together to discuss the latest issues in...
We previously provided an update on the AFFF MDL settlements by DuPont and 3M of the hundreds of water utility claims on the docket. After a final fairness hearing with the Court in December 2023, the DuPont proposed settlement of $1.185 billion was approved by the...
We previously reported on the EPA‘s long-anticipated proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. After an extensive public comment period, the EPA's proposed final rule was sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget...
In April 2023, we wrote regarding the state of Maine's unique approach to litigating seeking costs for remediation for PFAS in the state's environment. Maine was the first state to bring two such lawsuits - one related to AFFF pollution allegations and one for PFAS...
Leading up to the aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) MDL litigation bellwether trial in June 2023, questions circulated regularly about the end game for the water utilities that had filed lawsuits alleging PFAS contamination to drinking water. With several hundred...
EPA PFAS air testing method standards were recently published by the EPA to measure substances such as PFAS in air emissions. The new standard is not only applicable to PFAS and is broader in reach; however, it would apply to PFAS. While the EPA previously issued...
Congratulations to Attorney John Gardella for being named one of the 20 Go To Lawyers for Environmental Law in 2023 by Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly, which recognizes litigation leaders in the Massachusetts community in various practice areas. John has two decades of...
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Shannon Kelleher, contributing writer for The Guardian and The New Lede publication, for her article regarding the recent Hardwick decision out of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that overturned a massive class...
On December 1, 2023, it was announced that the state of Ohio had settled an environmental pollution lawsuit (State of Ohio v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., et al.) against DuPont (and spinoff companies Chemours and Corteva) for $110 million. The case pertained to...