Testing the Waters: The Implications of Loper Bright on EPA’s New PFAS -
Regulations -
In the past year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized several significant rules to regulate per- and...more
9/9/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CERCLA ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Learned Intermediary ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Machine Learning ,
New Regulations ,
PFAS ,
Statutory Interpretation
Previous editions of Re:Torts (It’s (Still) Important Enough to Get It Right; Opioid Public Nuisance Question) have covered decisions that addressed whether various states permit public nuisance claims in connection with the...more
5/1/2024
/ CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Cloud Computing ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Liability ,
Mobile Apps ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Opioid ,
PFAS ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Health ,
Public Nuisance ,
Safe Harbors ,
Social Media ,
Software
A growing number of silicosis lawsuits and regulatory actions focused on the engineered stone countertop industry has swept the nation. A recent article by our team explores available litigation strategies and defenses...more
Advances in Videoconferencing Do Not Change the Subpoena Power of the Court -
In In re Kirkland, 2023 WL 4777937 (9th Cir. July 27, 2023), the Ninth Circuit held that a district court could not subpoena testimony outside the...more
PFAS Litigation Continues to Expand -
In recent months, state attorneys general have filed lawsuits seeking natural resource damages for historical releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (“PFAS”) to the...more