The Judicial Panel denied Defendants’ motion to transfer Middlesex Water Co., which did not on its face raise aqueous foam-related claims, to the MDL in South Carolina. The Panel noted the claims at issue involved the manufacture and sale of PFAS more generally and expressed concern that granting transfer would render the MDL unduly complicated…
Jeffrey Dintzer is quoted on the existential threat facing companies from per- and polyfuoralkyl (PFAS) cleanup liabilities. November 4, 2019 | Bloomberg Environment
Researchers study five silicone surfactants as key components to prepare PFAS-free firefighting foams. October 31, 2019 | Fire Technology
As litigation concerning the emerging contaminants known as “perfluoroalkyl” or “polyfluoroalkyl” substances (PFAS) has become increasingly common, the omnipresent nature of PFAS has created a troublesome issue for courts and litigants. In particular, courts have struggled to articulate the level of injury necessary to proceed on a claim that exposure to PFAS caused some kind…
University of Massachusetts Amherst and Silent Spring Institute researchers study associations between serum PFAS and consumption of restaurant food and popcorn in Americans. October 2019 | Environmental Health Perspectives