PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2024 Q2 – Setting the PFAS Standard
In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, the EPA announces drinking-water regulations, states continue to...
View ArticleEPA Releases Draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Impacts to ESA-listed Species
On July 24, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical...
View ArticlePoland Implements Worker Protection Against Reprotoxins
An amendment to the Labour Code has expanded worker protection to include reprotoxic substances (i.e. substances capable of causing infertility, miscarriage or fetal developmental defects)....By: Ius...
View ArticleBack to the PFuture: Required Reporting of Historical PFAS Use Poses Risks...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently established a one-time per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule pursuant to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act...
View ArticleAsbestos Exposure Widespread at Oil and Gas Job Sites in Texas
Workers at asbestos job sites in the state of Texas may be at risk of developing mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, or other diseases as a result of asbestos exposure....By: Hissey, Mulderig &...
View ArticleBayer, Monsanto Face 54,000 Roundup Lawsuits Over Lymphoma, Cancer Claims
Bayer and Monsanto are currently facing about 54,000 lawsuits filed by consumers who were exposed to the weedkiller Roundup (glyphosate), according to recent court documents....By: Hissey, Mulderig...
View ArticleTalc Manufacturer’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Granted
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division - Decedent Carole Zicklin passed away from mesothelioma in September 2021. The decedent’s daughters subsequently filed a...
View ArticleCETESB Publishes New Board Decision on the Management of Contaminated Areas
The Environmental Agency of the State of São Paulo (Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo - CETESB) recently published in the Official Gazette new guidelines for managing contaminated areas and...
View ArticleTalc Defendant Unsuccessful on Summary Judgment
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Plaintiff Lita Goldstein was diagnosed in March 2022 with mesothelioma. She initiated a suit against several defendants in May 2022,...
View ArticleMass Toxic Torts Watch List (Other Than Plaintiffs’ TV Ads)
We are all familiar with the TV ads run by members of the plaintiffs’ bar seeking plaintiffs for mass toxic tort litigation, those asking whether you or someone you know has been “exposed” to a...
View ArticleDefendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied Due to Conclusory Affidavits
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - DAP filed a motion for summary judgment by arguing plaintiff cannot sufficiently demonstrate DAP’s exposed him to asbestos. DAP contends that...
View ArticleJuly 2024 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims
Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More - California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires,...
View ArticleExtending Derivative Sovereign Immunity For Government Contractors
The Third Circuit recently affirmed entry of summary judgment in favor of General Electric (“GE”) on grounds of derivative sovereign immunity. The Third Circuit found that GE was entitled to derivative...
View ArticleTalc-Related Matter Filings Predictably Increase, As New Bankruptcies are Filed
Observers of filing trends in personal injury mesothelioma matters alleging exposure to talc contaminated with asbestos have noted that the bankruptcy filing of a predominant defendant in those matters...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Jury Returns $63.4M Plaintiff Verdict in Talc Trial
Court: Circuit Court of South Carolina, Fifth Judicial Circuit - A South Carolina jury Aug. 16 returned a $64.4 million plaintiff’s verdict against product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and...
View ArticlePump Manufacturers’ Motion to Exclude Expert Causation Testimony Granted In-Part
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division - In this asbestos action, defendants Atwood & Morrill Co. Inc. and Warren Pumps LLC filed a Daubert motion...
View ArticleEPA Proposes TSCA Rule Banning 1-BP from Most Consumer Goods
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group explains the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Toxic Substances Control Act rule that aims to address the risks the agency believes are...
View ArticleDefendant Granted Motion to Dismiss Claim against Settlement Trust for...
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle - In the asbestos action Burhenn v. Celotex Asbestos Settlement Trust, the court granted defendant Celotex’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that the complaint...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About PFAS Lawsuits Over Forever Chemicals
Class actions and multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have led to massive settlements by chemical companies that have totaled in the billions...
View ArticlePest Management Regulatory Authority is Seeking Stakeholder Input
Draft Guidance and a Draft Section 66 Agreement Regarding Data Compensation in the Context of Re-Evaluations and Special Reviews - On September 10, 2024, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory...
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