In what has become a near legal certainty following plant explosions, train wrecks with chemical spills, and other large-scale accidents, plaintiffs often file suit and seek to certify personal injury and property damage...more
8/6/2020
/ Air Pollution ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commonality ,
Drinking Water ,
Medical Monitoring ,
PFAS ,
Pipelines ,
Property Damage ,
Reversal ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Underground Storage Tanks
In a just-released air toxics rule for miscellaneous organic chemical manufacturing (“MON”) sources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) retains its controversial risk value for ethylene oxide (“EtO”). In doing...more
Ethylene oxide (“EtO”), one of the most widely used and effective substances for sterilizing medical products and devices, has come under intense scrutiny by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the Food and Drug...more