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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 9.27.24

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ExxonMobil sued by California AG and environmental nonprofits over plastic waste - California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of environmental nonprofit entities sued ExxonMobil on Monday, accusing the company...more

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Everything You Need to Know About PFAS Lawsuits Over Forever Chemicals

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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

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Judge Richard Gergel Approves $12.5B PFAS Settlement for 12,000 Public Water Systems

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Judge Richard Gergel of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the judge who is overseeing multi-district litigation concerning aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), yesterday gave final approval to...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

The “Business Case” to Mitigating PFAS Risk in 2024 – Part 2 of 10

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PART 2. THE “BUSINESS CASE” TO MITIGATING PFAS RISK IN 2024 - PFAS have been described as the “new asbestos,” in terms of the scope of regulatory burden and litigation risk facing manufacturers whose products contain PFAS....more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Veterans Have Until August 2024 to File Claims Under Camp Lejeune Justice Act

The U.S. Navy and the Department of Justice have set a deadline of August 2024 for Camp Lejeune veterans who were diagnosed with cancer or other illnesses after serving at the marine base to file a claim and receive...more

Troutman Pepper

Ohio AG and DuPont Reach $110M Settlement Over Chemical Contamination

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On November 29, Ohio Attorney General (AG) Dave Yost and Governor Mark DeWine announced a proposed $110 million settlement with Du Pont De Nemours and Co. and The Chemours Company over alleged chemical contamination from...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

The 3M PFAS Settlement: Back on Track

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We have previously reported on the 3M $12 billion class action settlement with public water supply companies. When the settlement was first announced in June 2023, the terms came under scrutiny by various state governments...more

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Summary of the Government's "Elective Option" for Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Claims

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On September 6, 2023, the Department of the Navy ("Navy") announced a framework for evaluating and potentially settling a limited number of claims brought under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act.  This framework, referred to as...more

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Summer Blockbuster: The PFAS Settlement

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As the movie studios begin to roll out their megahits for the summer, the big news last week in environmental law was the blockbuster $12 billion settlement in the multi-district litigation pending in the U.S. District Court...more

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Groundwater Contamination: State of Rhode Island and Shell/Sunoco/CITGO Settle MTBE Litigation

The Rhode Island Attorney General (“Rhode Island”) announced that the office has resolved the State’s lawsuit against Shell, Sunoco, and CITGO (collectively “Defendants”) alleging soil and groundwater contamination with a...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

City of Portland to Devote Portion of $550 Million PCB Contamination Settlement to Environmental Equity

The City of Portland and the Port of Portland are among the governmental entities that recently filed a proposed $550 million settlement to resolve part of a nationwide class action lawsuit against Monsanto Company,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Is Death A Defense To CERCLA Liability?

In contrast to the early days of Superfund when no argument for extending CERCLA liability was too far-fetched, the Second Circuit recently rejected one of the all-time “Hail Mary” passes for CERCLA contribution. The case,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

City of Seattle and King County Agree to Major Upgrades to Settle Discharge Violations

To settle an enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the State of Washington (“State”), King County and the City of Seattle have agreed to complete major upgrades to their local sewage and...more

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