On April 17, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal will hear oral argument in Pakootas v. Teck Cominco on a question that has plagued CERCLA NRD practitioners and parties for years, if not decades: whether cultural...more
If the first two waves of PFAS litigation focused on impacts to natural resources—namely groundwater—and personal injury claims alleging exposure to PFAS, the third wave of PFAS litigation has certainly arrived.
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11/26/2024
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A few considerations practitioners should keep in mind when dealing with contamination involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination.
The PFAS Action Act of 2021 passed in the House and was received in...more
4/21/2022
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Lawsuits present major liability risks to PFAS manufacturers and industries that historically used PFAS in their operations.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) are synthetic, human-made compounds that were...more