A purchaser of the Irish butter brand Kerrygold has filed a prospective class action in New York, alleging its branding of the butter as “pure Irish butter” falsely leads consumers to believe the products do not contain PFAS. February 14, 2023 | Winans v. Ornua Foods North America Inc., No. 2:23-cv-01198 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 14, 2023).
A prospective class action was filed on behalf of customers of Pom Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice, alleging the advertising of the beverage as “all natural” misleads customers to believe the products do not contain PFAS. The complaint alleges the customers would not have purchased the product if they had known it contained PFAS or would…
Customers who purchased BioSteel Sports Nutrition’s raspberry sports drink filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging third-party testing of the sports drink indicated that PFAS are present in the drinks and BioSteel knew or should have known. The lawsuit alleges the company made false and deceptive claims by marketing the drinks as “eco-friendly” and “good…
In November 2021, the Department of Interior (“DOI”) approved the construction and operation of the 132-megawatt South Fork Wind Project, developed by Orsted and Eversource, off of the coast of Long Island. The Army Corps of Engineers issued a dredging permit for the project in January 2022. Two East Hampton, New York couples accused the…
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…