A class action has been filed in the Northern District of California alleging that Apple falsely advertised its Apple Watch Sport Band, Ocean Band, and Nike Sport Band as products designed to support human health and wellness and as environmentally sustainable. The plaintiffs allege these three specific products contain excessive levels of PFAS and that…
A class action has been filed in the Eastern District of Washington against W. L. Gore & Associates Inc.—the Delaware-based maker of GORE-TEX—for allegedly misleading consumers about PFAS chemicals in its products. The plaintiffs claim that Gore engaged in greenwashing by promoting its products as environmentally friendly and PFAS-free while continuing to use the harmful…
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group unpacks a court challenge to the Superfund PFAS rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). December 12, 2024
Texas is the latest state to sue PFAS manufacturers for manufacturing and selling PFAS to the public without disclosing their alleged health and environmental risks. Texas alleges that the defendant manufacturers sold their Scotchgard and Teflon products as having “remarkable benefits such as resistance to heat, oil, stains, grease, and water” and that they “profited…
The Northern District of Georgia dismissed a plaintiff’s request for a permanent injunction that would have required the defendants to clean up a 9,800-acre site allegedly contaminated with PFAS. A resident of Rome, Georgia, alleged that the defendants contaminated Rome’s drinking water, which in turn caused Rome to increase the plaintiff’s water rates. The court…