Legal Resources
L’Oreal PFAS Lawsuit Again Shows ESG Risks of Marketing
In less than six months, L'Oreal has now found itself to be the target of PFAS lawsuits related to its mascara products. The latest L’Oreal PFAS lawsuit was filed in the New Jersey federal court on April 8, 2022. Cosmetics and PFAS is a topic that saw increased...
SEC Targeting ESG Investing In 2022
On March 30, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its 2022 Examination Priorities report. In the report, the SEC announced the areas for the year that it intends to focus considerable effort, which included Environmental, Social and Governance...
SEC Greenhouse Gas Rule – Legal Challenges Ahead
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to advance a set of proposed rules for climate-related disclosure statements for all SEC-registered companies. The proposed rules are open for public comment until May 20, 2022, and the SEC has...
Washington PFAS Law Takes Aim At Consumer Goods
On March 31, 2022, Washington's Governor signed into law a bill that significantly accelerates the state’s initiative to develop regulations for various consumer goods that contain PFAS. With increasing attention being given to PFAS in consumer goods in the media,...
PFAS Class Action Lawsuit Updates
On March 8, 2022, the Ohio court issued an opinion in the Hardwick v. 3M case in which it certified a PFAS class action lawsuit that would include over seven million people. In addition, the court left open the possibility that citizens from additional states outside...
PFAS Air Regulations Proposed By House
In the latest federal legislative move to try to force the EPA to take quicker action than contemplated by the agency's PFAS Roadmap of 2021, a bill was recently introduced in the House that would require the EPA to set air emission limits for all PFAS under the Clean...
ASTM Standards and PFAS….Not So Fast
On March 14, 2022, we reported on the EPA's adoption of revised American Society for Testing and Material (“ASTM”) standards that would, for the first time, include a reference to PFAS. The ASTM changes would be significant for a wide array of entities, including...
John Gardella To Attend ACG Dealmaking At the Mountain Event
From March 27-29, 2022, please join John Gardella as he joins other private equity, banking, M&A professionals and other dealmaking players at ACG's annual Dealmaking At the Mountain event in Stowe, Vermont. The event is an opportunity for middle-market M&A...
John Gardella To Speak On PFAS Drinking Water Regulations
On March 31, 2022 from 1:00 - 2:30pm EDT, John Gardella will co-present on a Strafford webinar on advanced PFAS topics for an audience of legal professionals. John's presentation, "State Regulation of PFAS In Drinking Water: testing, Restrictions, and Liability In...
John Gardella’s Live PFAS Webinar Hosted By Strafford
Join Attorney John Gardella for his virtual education webinar through Strafford on March 31, 2022 from 1pm – 2:30pm ET. Attorney Gardella’s session, "State Regulation of PFAS In Drinking Water: Testing, Restrictions, and Liability In California, New York and More",...
Pennsylvania PFAS Drinking Water Standards Up For Comment
Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) opened to public comment its proposed regulations for PFOA and PFOS drinking water standards. The Pennsylvania PFAS drinking water standards would be on the more aggressive side of the spectrum...
SEC Decision On Greenhouse Gases – Huge Corporate Impact
Today, in a 3-1 vote among deciding committee members, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to advance a set of proposed rules for climate-relate disclosure statements for all SEC-registered companies. The SEC decision on greenhouse gases will...