by Ross Elwyn | Jul 1, 2020 | Toxic Tort
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...
by Clifford V. Pascarella, II | Jul 1, 2020 | PFAS, Toxic Tort
In 1976, Congress passed the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”). TSCA gives EPA the authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures. In 2016, Congress passed the Lautenberg...
by Jessica Deyoe | Apr 20, 2020 | PFAS, Toxic Tort
On Monday April 13, 2020, the town of East Hampton, New York filed suit against its own fire department in federal court. The town of alleges that the East Hampton Fire Department failed to properly cleanup aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) that contained...
by Suzanne Englot | Feb 10, 2020 | PFAS, Toxic Tort
Regulating bodies and regulated entities alike are feeling increasing pressure to act on PFAS, the “forever chemicals.” This pressure is coming from all angles as Congress, the courts, and the executive branch reckon with the continually growing and evolving...
by Alexandra Fraher | Jan 27, 2020 | Toxic Tort
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“MassDEP”) entertained public comment on its proposed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) drinking water standard on Friday, January 24, 2020. The proposed standard would set a new Maximum Contaminant...
by Michaela Lancer | Jan 27, 2020 | Toxic Tort
Trial was poised to get underway in St. Louis, Missouri last week with jury selection complete in the fourth trial regarding whether Monsanto’s glyphosate containing weedkilling product, Roundup, causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma. However, just before opening statements...
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