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
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
The proposed amendment to NY law establishes a right to contribution for cost-recovery claims for settling parties in tort actions who clean up PFAS contamination.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") are synthetic...more
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