Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Alex Wolf, reporter for Bloomberg Law, for his article regarding how companies might be viewing bankruptcy court protection in light of the estimated trillions of dollars of costs to companies on the horizon to deal...
We previously updated regarding 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. We previously wrote about the details of the Hardwick PFAS case and Ohio court’s decision to...
We previously reported on the EPA’s expansion of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements to include 189 types of PFAS and the EPA's proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to curtail the “de minimus exemption” to TRI PFAS...
September 2023 PFAS Legislative Developments September Legislation Tracking (September 1 – September 30)Current Trends in Legislation – September 2023Federal Legislature One Federal bill introduced in September, designed to begin replacing PFAS in materials used in...
We have previously written regarding EPA's efforts to create new PFAS rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). On September 28, 2023, EPA released its TSCA PFAS final rule, which significantly expanded reporting and recordkeeping practices related to...
PFAS and consumer goods has received ever-increasing attention in the last couple of years, as private citizens, media, and certain litigation has focused more on the topic. Now, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) enters the fray with a significant Request...
August 2023 PFAS Legislative Developments August Legislation Tracking (August 1, 2023 – August 31, 2023)Current Trends in Legislation – August 2023Federal Bills Introduced Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-MI 7th District) introduced five bills this month. All five...
July 2023 PFAS Legislative Developments July Legislation Tracking (July 1, 2023 – July 31, 2023)Current Trends in Legislation – July 2023 Federal Bills Introduced Federal Level Key point addressed: Appropriations for PFAS programs in various agencies, including...
August 2021 PFAS Legislative Developments August Legislation Tracking (August 1, 2021 – August 31, 2021)Current Trends in Legislation – August 2021Military Reporting and Remediation Federal Level Key point addressed: Reporting and testing of PFAS on military...
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...