News & Analysis as of

Manufacturers Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Consumer Product Companies

Oberheiden P.C.

Everything You Need to Know About PFAS Lawsuits Over Forever Chemicals

Oberheiden P.C. on

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 of dollars, and that has...more

K&L Gates LLP

Litigation Minute: Microplastics—Everything, Everywhere, All at Once? (ESG Litigation Series: Part Two)

K&L Gates LLP on

What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - Microplastics, as a seemingly ubiquitous contaminant, have increasingly become the subject of online exposés and class action challenges. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Postpones Proposed Expansion of the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment Programs

As reported in our July 27, 2023, memorandum, in July 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an expansion of the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) programs to include certification of...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

EPA’s Designation of Two “Forever Chemicals” as Hazardous Substances Brings Potential Impacts to Manufacturers,...

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to regulate two per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The...more

Fishman Haygood LLP

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Rejects FIFRA Preemption in Roundup Case

Fishman Haygood LLP on

As of May 2022, Monsanto, the company that developed the allegedly cancer-causing weed killer Roundup, has settled more than 100,000 lawsuits, and paid nearly $11 billion in settlements. Despite this massive number, 30,000...more

BCLP

Consumer products regulations on the rise for 1,4-Dioxane

BCLP on

In a growing trend to regulate the chemicals contained in consumer products, numerous states are enacting laws and regulations to address the presence of 1,4-dioxane in consumer products. 1,4-dioxane is a synthetic industrial...more

BCLP

PFAS Update: A Retrospective on Federal PFAS Regulation in 2021

BCLP on

As anticipated, 2021 was an eventful year for the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the federal level. BCLP has highlighted the key developments in this document, but this is not intended to be a...more

BCLP

Why Should You Care About PFAS?

BCLP on

Both Congress and United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) are working to address what some call a “PFAS contamination crisis.” Enforcement actions and lawsuits have so far focused on the companies that have...more

Perkins Coie

Looking to 2020: Will PFAS Be the Next Wave of Consumer Products and Coverage Litigation?

Perkins Coie on

As businesses gear up for the busy holiday shopping season and prepare product lines for the new year, manufacturers and distributors of consumer products must be ready to manage new risks that are likely to appear in the new...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide