On February 15, 2024, John Gardella will co-chairs this year's Perrin PFAS Conference (virtual). John will also be speaking from 3:15pm - 4:15pm ET that day on a panel discussing unique claims emerging in the PFAS litigation. To view the agenda, register, or learn...
January 2024 PFAS Legislative Developments January Legislation Tracking (January 1 – January 31)Current Trends in Legislation – January 2024Federal Legislature One new bill introduced that seeks to establish a compensation fund for military firefighters who may have...
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...
December 2023 PFAS Legislative Developments December Legislation Tracking (December 1 – December 31)Current Trends in Legislation – December 2023Federal Legislature One new bill introduced that seeks to modify the use of PFAS in cosmetics (11/30/2023). Federal...
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...
November 2023 PFAS Legislative Developments November Legislation Tracking (November 1 – November 30)Current Trends in Legislation – November 2023Federal Legislature No new bills were introduced in November. Federal Regulations 88 FR 80717. On 11/20/23, the EPA gave...
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...