Recent federal developments may soon require cosmetic companies to adopt stringent precautions to ensure that talc-containing products are free of asbestos, further safeguarding consumers from potential asbestos exposure. On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Directly on the heels of our article this week regarding the latest PFAS consumer fraud lawsuit (this time, against Samsung for its smart watches), Apple finds itself in a similar lawsuit over its smartwatches. The number of product types targeted for these lawsuits...
Last week, there was significant news in the PFAS realm when the EPA announced its long-awaited draft risk assessment with respect to PFOA and PFOS in sewer sludge from two popular methods of disposing of such sludge - landfilling and land application. Although the...
Two recent PFAS personal injury lawsuits have grabbed headlines, as the plaintiffs in the respective lawsuits allege that they developed cancer from public drinking water supplies that were contaminated with PFAS. These are not the only examples of such lawsuits, and...
On December 10, 2024, John Gardella will present at the 2024 Business and the Environment Conference on the topic of PFAS litigation trends in 2024, what is to come in 2025, and the impact that these trends will have on business interests. The conference is being held...
On Election Night 2024, two candidates often seen at polar opposite ends of the political spectrum await news from states as to their fate. For the past two years, I have been asked by clients, corporations, insurers, and finance world professionals for opinions on...
Background Ethylene Oxide (EtO) is a reactive chemical widely used as a sterilizing agent for medical equipment that cannot otherwise be sterilized by heat/steam. EtO may also be used as a component for producing other chemicals, including glycol and polyglycol...
We previously reported on Canada's efforts to regulate PFAS in drinking water, which at the time were proposed in virtual lock step with EPA's drinking water initiatives (albeit with not as stringent a proposed drinking water level as the United States). Now, though,...
Roughly two years ago, we reported on the World Health Organization's (WHO) draft recommendations that nations adopt a 100 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOA and PFOS, and 500 ppt for all testable PFAS types (which at the time were 30 PFAS types). Our prior report...
John Gardella recently joined HB Litigation on a webinar entitled “PFAS Litigation: Predicted Trends Given Regulatory Changes”, a CLE certified webinar hosted by Tom Hagy. John discussed the landscape of regulatory changes and upcoming changes, and how these will...