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John Gardella Guest Speaker At PFAS Event Hosted By Congressman Auchincloss
On September 5, 2025, John Gardella spoke at the New England Council's PFAS event in Boston. U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss was the event host and guest speaker, and was followed by a panel discussion of Attorney Gardella and representatives from the scientific...
PFAS TRI List Expands…Perhaps Begrudgingly
We have previously reported on EPA’s PFAS TRI efforts, which during the Biden administration saw a significant expansion in the number of PFAS regulated. Today, the EPA announced that it will add another type of PFAS - this time, sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate...
EPA’s New Regulatory Agenda: Large Changes Coming to PFAS, Waste Management, Water, and Climate Regulations
On September 4, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over 100 actions as part of its upcoming regulatory agenda. These plans were included in the White House's semiannual "Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions," in which every...
PFAS Legislative Developments (August 2025)
August 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments August Legislation Tracking (August 1 – August 31)Current Trends in Legislation – August 2025Federal Legislature No new bills were introduced. Federal Regulations There was a new pre-rule introduced regarding PFAS reporting...
John Gardella To Speak At PFAS Discussion Featuring U.S. Representative Auchincloss
John Gardella will speak at an upcoming New England Council event on September 5, 2025 from 9-11am ET in Boston. U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss will provide opening remarks regarding the current initiatives related to PFAS that are being pursued by the federal...
From Zoom to Room: The Return-to-Work Reset
In March 2020, many companies implemented work-from-home (WFH) policies in response to the global pandemic, aiming to keep employees safe while maintaining productivity. Soon after Federal and local governments followed suit. Now, as the threat of widespread...
Maine Continues to Lay the Groundwork for One of the Nation’s Strongest PFAS Consumer Product Bans
On August 21, 2025, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection held its public hearing on its first wave of currently unavoidable use (CUU) determinations under Maine’s PFAS in products law, 38 M.R.S. § 1614, which prohibits the sale of consumer products containing...
John Gardella Interviewed by Law360 On NJ PFAS Settlement with DuPont
John Gardella was interviewed for and quoted in Law360's recent article regarding the settlement by DuPont to resolve all current and future PFAS pollution claims that New Jersey has or might have in the future. The author, George Woolston, examines the details of the...
Gearing Up for the Massachusetts Pay Transparency Act: Strategic Compliance Guide
As Massachusetts employers prepare for the October 29, 2025 implementation of the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act's salary disclosure requirements, initial compliance guidance has focused on understanding the basic legal obligations. However, experiences from...
The Silent Shatter: What Quiet Cracking Means for Your Workplace
Quiet cracking is a new challenge facing employers in today’s workplace. Unlike quiet quitting, which involves employees consciously limiting their efforts to what is contractually required, quiet cracking is a silent emotional breakdown caused by chronic stress,...
Big Bankruptcy News: 4th Circuit Backs Texas Two-Step and Creates Circuit Split with 3rd Circuit
Another wrinkle has developed in the ever-changing landscape of bankrupt defendants within the asbestos and talc litigations. The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision earlier this month that allows Bestwall LLC to continue with their...
Providing Juries with Alternative Explanations: How a Recent Publication on the Historical Knowledge of the Health Hazards of Insulators Can Assist in Obtaining Defense Verdicts
One challenge trial teams often face as they defend clients in asbestos or talc related lawsuits is providing the jury with enough information to understand the cause of plaintiff’s harm. It is more effective to show what actually caused the harm, not merely that...