If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that COVID-19 has changed the way we live and work. With the virus continuing to spread throughout the country, our new way of life is appearing as if it will remain for the indefinite future. For practicing lawyers,...
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...
A new toxic tort lawsuit was recently filed against a railroad company in Houston, Texas. Plaintiffs allege that the coal tar used by the railroad between 1950 and 1985 contained creosote that contaminated the air and ground of the railroad property and plaintiffs’...
The glyphosate litigation seemingly ended last week with the news that the manufacturer of Roundup had agreed to a $10.9 billion dollar settlement agreement that applied to the majority the pending claims against it across the country (the settlement has not yet been...
The word “asbestos” is a term colloquially known as a hazard. Below the surface, though, while the average person knows from television ads that they may be entitled to compensation if they are exposed to asbestos, they almost surely do not know that asbestos is a...
Multiple States’ Attorneys General and asbestos advocacy groups are suing EPA in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California[1]. The plaintiffs are seeking judicial intervention concerning EPA “arbitrary and capricious” decision to deny states’...
Two name-partners in a plaintiff firm based in Richmond, Virginia were sentenced to one and two year prison terms for pleading guilty to attempting to extort an unnamed chemical company of $200 million. Based on marketing information found on the firm website for...
Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide that has been used since 1965 to protect crop fields (e.g., corn, soybeans, fruit trees) and used to protect golf courses and greenhouses. Chlorpyrifos insecticide products are sold as liquids, granules, powders. The EPA recommends that...