PFAS Study Seen Bolstering Medical Monitoring Requests
Partner Jeffrey Dintzer comments on the recent CDC PFAS study and its legal implications for injury claims. October 11, 2022 | Bloomberg Law
Case Challenging New Mexico Air Force Cleanup Dismissed
A New Mexico district court found that the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act requires that administrative appeals related to permits issued under that statute be heard in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. That meant the federal court lacked jurisdiction to decide whether the New Mexico Environment Department exceeded its authority by requiring the cleanup…
Composting Operation and Related Companies Face PFAS Contamination Lawsuit in Massachusetts
Two couples from Massachusetts filed a proposed class action accusing several companies of allegedly contaminating a town’s underground drinking water supply with PFAS through use or management of a local composting facility. August 2, 2022 | Ryan et al. v. Grief Inc. et al. Case No. 4:22-cv-40089 (D.Ma.)
Chemical Industry Group Challenges EPA Interim Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS
The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) is challenging the interim EPA drinking water health advisories issued in June for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) and perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”). ACC alleges that the advisories rely on faulty science and that by calling the standards “interim” the EPA is trying to circumvent proper procedure. Seeking to vacate the advisories, ACC…
FDLI’s Virtual Law Over Lunch: July
Sam Jockel and Greg Berlin presented on “Food and Food Contact Safety: Evolving Environmental Challenges” at the Food and Drug Law Institute’s July 2022 Law Over Lunch. July 21, 2022