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
California Assembly Bill 1264 reflects continued state interest in restrictive legislation directed at the food and beverage industry and, in particular, food additives. ...more
3/31/2025
/ California ,
Executive Orders ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Public Schools ,
School Lunch Programs ,
State and Local Government ,
Students
Secretary Kennedy seeks to enhance FDA's oversight of food additives by eliminating a pathway that allows new ingredients to be introduced into the U.S. food supply without premarket notification to or approval by FDA....more
In what appears to be a new pathway for PFAS litigation, California plaintiffs recently filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of BIC razors stemming from disclosures the company made under Maine's PFAS law, which were...more
5/30/2024
/ Class Action ,
Contamination ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Manufacturers ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
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