Legal Resources
John Gardella Interviewed By Bloomberg On PFAS
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Pat Rizzuto, reporter for Bloomberg Law, for her article regarding changes that appear to be coming to the Restatement (Third) of Torts with respect to explicit support for medical monitoring lawsuits, even in the...
ESG’s Unintended Consequence – Lawsuits
The Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) movement has existed for over 10 years, but has taken on exponentially greater importance in the corporate, investment and insurance worlds in the last two to three years. With the Biden-Harris administration taking...
EPA One Step Closer To Regulating PFAS Under Superfund Law
Earlier today, the EPA announced that it will begin work to add four types of PFAS to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's (RCRA) Hazardous Constituent List. Once the EPA completes the process to add certain PFAS to the RCRA list, those PFAS would...
GenX PFAS Toxicity Assessment By EPA – Are Businesses At Risk?
Earlier today, the EPA released its final human health toxicity assessment for GenX chemicals, part of the family of PFAS that have received substantial attention in the media in recent years. The GenX PFAS toxicity assessment is one of the key goals of the EPA's PFAS...
EPA Targets Ethylene Oxide
The Biden administration has not been shy about its emphasis on environmental justice, which is a sharp departure from the priorities of the Trump administration. Increasingly, the Biden administration is focusing on Ethylene Oxide (EtO), a reactive chemical widely...
ESG and Emerging Contaminants – Investors Beware
The Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") movement has existed for over 10 years, but has taken on exponentially greater importance in the corporate, investment and insurance worlds in the last two to three years. With the Biden-Harris administration taking...
John Gardella To Speak On PFAS At Perrin Conference
Please join John Gardella on October 27, 2021 at the Perrin Environmental Litigation and Coverage conference, which will take place in person at the Sheraton Times Square in New York City. John’s speaking engagement is on the topic of PFAS and he joins other thought...
EPA PFAS Plan – Companies Must Prepare Now
On Monday, the EPA rolled out what it dubbed a "sweeping proposal" for its approach to tackling PFAS issues. The EPA PFAS plan is a broad scale proposal to tackle PFAS issues on many levels, from testing requirements placed on industry, drinking water contamination...
California’s New Damages Legislation Will Harm Businesses
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law S.B. 447, which was sponsored by the Consumer Attorneys of California (an organization of 3,000 plaintiffs lawyers), and overturns the longstanding legislation to allow for pain and suffering damages to be...
PFAS Comments By Michael Regan Show EPA’s Clear Intent
EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited New Hampshire earlier this week, accompanied by state representatives, to witness firsthand the efforts of the Merrimack Valley region to resolve PFAS water contamination issues. During his visit, Administrator Regan gave an...
EPA PFAS Testing Method & The Media
On September 29, 2021, the EPA released its validated methodology for detection of 28 PFAS compounds in "oily matrices, such as pesticide products formulated in oil, petroleum distillates, or mineral oils." In the announcement for the EPA PFAS testing method, the EPA...
California PFAS Actions Will Lead To Millions In Business Costs
Last week, California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that it will hold its annual meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC), which will be held virtually on December 14, 2021. The...