This week, Georgia's governor signed a new pesticide labeling and liability act (SB 144) ("Act"), amending state law to limit the scope of pesticide manufacturer liability for failure to warn and aligning the state standards...more
5/19/2025
/ Agribusiness ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Failure To Warn ,
FIFRA ,
Georgia ,
Liability ,
Manufacturer Liability ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
Pesticides ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals
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The Situation: Commercial policyholders are increasingly being targeted by climate change lawsuits alleging that greenhouse gas emissions from their normal operations—and the alleged failure to take...more
The Second Circuit dismissed New York City's climate suit because the Clean Air Act governs the regulation of domestic emissions and foreign concerns caution against judicial intervention in regulating foreign...more