Legal Resources
John Gardella Will Speak At PFAS Forum In Florida
John Gardella was invited to speak at the upcoming PFAS Forum II in Tampa, Florida. The conference aims to provide cutting edge information to attendees, which include professionals in the environmental / remediation industry, corporations, regulatory professionals...
PFAS Class Action Lawsuit Certified In New Jersey
Last week, the New Jersey state court certified the Tomas Vera et al. v. Middlesex Water Co. (MID-L-6306-21, Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County) case as a class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs are seeking damages from the local water company, Middlesex...
Medical Monitoring In Vermont Now a Legislated Right
On April 21, 2022, Vermont's Governor signed into law a bill giving citizens the right to file lawsuits against chemical companies for medical monitoring costs if the plaintiffs allege that they have been exposed to chemicals of concern, including PFAS. The...
SEC ESG Changes: What Companies Can Do To Prepare
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to advance a set of proposed rules for climate-relate disclosure statements for all SEC-registered companies. Details on the SEC ESG changes were the subject of one of our prior articles. The SEC...
John Gardella Invited Guest On Australian PFAS Podcast
The Talking PFAS podcast is the most followed and trusted digital podcasting platform for global PFAS issue awareness and discussion. Hosted by award nominated Australian journalist Kayleen Bell, the podcast invites thought leaders in the PFAS space to deep dive...
EPA Chrysotile Ban Likely To Mean Increased PFAS Use
On April 5, 2022, the EPA published its proposed rule that would ban the use of chrysotile asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The EPA also recognized the fact that a complete ban on chrysotile asbestos will have a particular impact on chlor-alkali...
Vermont PFAS Legislation and Litigation Updates
Two significant events have occurred out of Vermont in April 2022 involving PFAS issues - one on the litigation front and one on the legislative front. Both are of considerable note to anyone actively following PFAS issues, with the pending legislation poised to have...
CERCLA PFAS Concerns Grow Among Some States
We previously provided an update regarding the EPA’s notification to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that it intends to move forward with regulating PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. We further detailed the growing movement...
PFAS Biosolids Ban Poised To Become Reality In Maine
On April 15, 2022, the Maine state House and Senate both passed a bill (LD 1911) that would ban the use of biosolids that contain PFAS in land applications, unless it can be shown that the biosolids are PFAS free. While the PFAS biosolids ban addressed growing...
SAB PFAS Findings Shed Light On Possible EPA Action
We previously commented on the significance of the four days of hearings held by the Science Advisory Board (SAB) on issues related to the EPA’s proposals to regulate two legacy PFAS – PFOA and PFOS – in drinking water. On April 1, 2022, the SAB released its draft...
David Goldman and John Gardella To Speak At EECMA
David Goldman and John Gardella were chosen to speak at the 2022 EECMA (Environmental and Emerging Claim Manager Association) conference, which will take place virtually this year on April 21-22, 2022. David's speaking topic is titled "Ethylene Oxide: Legal,...
Bloomberg Speaks To John Gardella On Washington PFAS Bill
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Zach Bright, reporter for Bloomberg Law, for his article regarding a recent legislative activity in the state of Washington that directly targets PFAS in cosmetics products - specifically, it seeks to ban PFAS from...