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
Around the country, creative plaintiffs' lawyers have been repackaging product liability claims as public nuisance claims to avoid dismissal. Plaintiffs have used this maneuver to attempt an end-run on important product...more
5/11/2022
/ Chevron ,
Failure To Warn ,
Herbicides ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Manufacturers ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Product Defects ,
Public Health ,
Public Nuisance ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure