Legal Resources
PFAS Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Just the Latest…and Only the Beginning
On August 26, 2022, a PFAS consumer fraud class action lawsuit was filed in New York against Proctor & Gamble over alleged PFAS content in the Oral B brand of floss. The lawsuit is but the latest in a growing line of PFAS lawsuits that allege that certain consumer...
California PFAS Bills Set To Have Business Impacts
This week, California's Governor Newsom is expected to sign into law three major California PFAS bills, each of which will have significant impacts on businesses nationally and globally. Two of the bills would ban products from being sold in the state that contain...
PFAS Free Federal Goals Will Impact Suppliers
On August 31, 2022, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a report entitled "Implementing Instructions for Executive Order 14057 Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability." In the report, the CEQ strongly...
PFAS Lawsuit Continues Trend of Downstream Liability Risks
On August 12, 2022, a cattle farmer in Livingston County, Michigan filed a PFAS lawsuit against a manufacturing company that allegedly contaminated the farmer's land with PFAS, which in turn contaminated the cattle that he relied on to sell for beef. Plaintiff Jason...
AFFF PFAS MDL Supplemental Briefing Filed With Court
On August 19, 2022, the parties in the AFFF PFAS MDL presented oral arguments to the Court in a long-awaited hearing on the government contractor defense. At the hearing, the Court requested supplemental briefing from the parties on the specific issue of what studies...
PFAS Legislative Developments (August 2022)
August 2022 PFAS Legislative Developments August Legislation Tracking (Aug 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2022)Current Trends in Legislation – August 2022PFAS Testing in Consumer Products Federal Level Key point addressed: Establish research program for feminine products . Clean...
John Gardella Interviewed By MPR News On PFAS
John Gardella was recently interviewed for an article written by MPR News author Kirsti Marohn entitled "On Wisconsin's French Island, Residents Live With Lingering 'Forever Chemicals'." Ms. Marohn writes about PFAS issues that residents of French Island, Wisconsin...
California Cosmetics PFAS Law Goes To The Governor
On August 23, 2022, a significant California cosmetics PFAS law passed the California Assembly and was sent to Governor Newsom's desk for signature this week. The bill would ban the use of any type of PFAS in cosmetic products in the state by 2025. With increasing...
PFAS CERCLA Designation Released Today By EPA
Today, the EPA released the long-anticipated proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as "hazardous substances" under CERCLA. We previously reported as early as the Biden Administrations election campaign on the significance that the Administration placed on...
PFAS Drinking Water Standards Closer To Reality
On August 22, 2022, the Science Advisory Board (SAB) issued its final report to EPA Administrator Regan regarding an extensive review of thousands of documents provided by the EPA in support of its intention to propose drinking water limits for certain PFAS. The final...
PFAS CERCLA Designation Hits A Hurdle…For Now
Just a week ago, we reported that a significant step forward was taken in the effort to designate certain PFAS as "hazardous substances" under CERCLA when the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the EPA's plan to designate PFOA and PFOA under...
PFAS AFFF MDL: Government Contractor Defense Updates
On August 19, 2022, the parties in the PFAS AFFF MDL presented oral arguments to the Court in a long-awaited hearing on the government contractor defense. If successful, the defense would significantly change the landscape of the PFAS litigation nationally. While...