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DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - September 2024 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 8.09.24

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The city of Fresno announced this week that Shell USA, Dow Chemical, and other oil and chemical companies have agreed to pay the city $230 million to settle the city’s 2007 lawsuit against them for allegedly contaminating...more

Troutman Pepper

When Worlds Collide: State AG-Led Tort Claims Meet Government Contractor Defense

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A state attorney general (AG) and a major American corporation recently battled over the scope and applicability of the government contractor defense....more

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA Takes Action Against Inhance Technologies LLC on Fluorinated HDPE Containers

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Since publishing an alert on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) efforts surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging, Holland & Knight has monitored developments related to fluorinated and...more

Nossaman LLP

Upcoming Deadlines for Water Agencies for PFAS Settlements

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Deadlines are upcoming related to the multi-district per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) litigation. The relevant settlements are with DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva (collectively, DuPont) and 3M, parties who allegedly...more

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Delaware AG Files PFAS Suit Against Numerous Companies

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On October 26, Delaware Attorney General (AG) Kathleen Jennings filed a lawsuit against fourteen chemical companies for allegedly contaminating the state’s natural resources with per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...more

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Is PFAS litigation the new asbestos docket? PFAS users now face increasing government enforcement actions and private lawsuits

PFAS litigation is on the rise. The catalyst is the rapidly developing patchwork of proposed municipal, state, and federal regulations seeking to find and hold accountable PFAS users. State attorneys general are taking an...more

Downey Brand LLP

Tentative Ruling Could Mean You Have to Give A Prop 65 Warning for Every Cup of Coffee You Sell or Give to Consumers

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For the past eight years, a collection of coffee brewers and retailers have been embroiled in a legal battle with Council for Education and Research on Toxics (CERT) over whether certain coffee products sold in California...more

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