Plaintiff Voluntarily Dismissed Suit Against Burger King Involving PFAS in its Whopper and French Fry Packaging

Azman Hussain filed a putative class action suit against Burger King Corporation, which alleged that he and other members were injured by Burger King’s alleged misrepresentations and omissions regarding the presence of PFAS in its food packaging. Burger King, in a motion to dismiss, argued that its use of PFAS in its food packaging was…

Plaintiff Voluntarily Dismissed Suit Against L’Oreal USA Alleging PFAS in Mascara Products and Packaging

Rebecca Vega filed a class action suit against L’Oreal claiming that the cosmetics company sold its waterproof mascara products to Vega and other consumers without disclosing that its products and packaging contain PFAS. However, Vega voluntarily dismissed the suit against L’Oreal without prejudice. April 8, 2022 (complaint filed); June 9, 2022 (plaintiff voluntarily dismissed lawsuit)…

Contamination at Firefighting Test Site Spurs Lawsuit

Johnson Controls Inc. and Tyco Fire Products LP are being sued by the Wisconsin attorney general for violations of the state’s hazardous-substance spills law, saying they failed to report or remediate the discharge of PFAS into groundwater around the Marinette Fire Technology Center. The foam had previously been discharged into the city’s sanitary sewer system…

In Florida, Personal Jurisdiction Exists Where Liability is Inherited from Predecessor

A federal district court judge denied Corteva Inc. and DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought again them for lack of personal jurisdiction. The companies claimed that the plaintiff, the city of Stuart, Florida, lacked jurisdiction over them because they are based in Delaware, but the court disagreed. The court held that…

Federal Judge Denies Hampton Couples’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to Stop Onshore Trenching Near Alleged PFAS-Contaminated Groundwater

Two couples in East Hampton, New York filed suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and other federal agencies, alleging violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, Administrative Procedures Act, and other environmental laws, by allegedly failing to adequately review the effects of an offshore commercial windfarm project, which required onshore trenching, on PFAS-contaminated…