In a unanimous decision on July 23, 2025, the fifteen judges on the United Nations’ International Court of Justice (“ICJ”), also known as the “World Court,” concluded that the production and consumption of fossil fuels “may…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade
Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Department - In this personal injury action, plaintiff Joseph Skrzynski alleged asbestos exposure from brakes and other related products while working at an automobile…
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/ Civil Procedure, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
Earlier this month, chemical maker DuPont agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve the Hoosick Falls class action, which involved allegations of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination of the upstate New York village’s…
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/ Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
The Environmental Protection Agency announced July 18 it would continue workforce reductions through the elimination of its Office of Research and Development, which provides the independent scientific research that underpins…
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/ Environmental Law
Important news from New York’s Appellate Division. In Second Child v. Edge Auto, Inc., 236 A.D.3d 499 (1st Dep’t 2025), the court addressed the interplay between the Graves Amendment and New York Vehicle & Traffic Law section…
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/ Constitutional Law, Insurance, Transportation
Court: Superior Court of California, County of Alameda - On June 15, 2023, plaintiffs Alvarino and Dianna J. DaSilva first filed an asbestos action in the Alameda County, Calif., Superior Court, alleging that Alvarino DaSilva…
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/ Personal Injury, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
Court: Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex County - A Massachusetts jury awarded plaintiff Janice Paluzzi $8 million in damages against defendant Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (collectively, J&J)…
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/ Personal Injury, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
Do you want to destroy PFAS? But why stop there? Continue on to convert them into high value fluorochemicals, and recover and reuse the phosphate salts. That’s what one new study claims it can do…
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/ Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The EPA on July 2 issued a finalized interim rule, published six days later in the Federal Register, which delays implementation of certain National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) requirements for coke…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Under Rule 1.6(c)(4) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct — and similar rules in many states — a lawyer may disclose confidential client information “to the extent the lawyer reasonably believes necessary” to defend…
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/ Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport Division - In this asbestos action, plaintiff Reginald Short alleged asbestos exposure from, among other things, asbestos-containing shipping barrels…
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/ Civil Procedure, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
Last month, the New York State Assembly demurred from taking up a vote for the second time on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (“PRRIA”). The PRRIA was designed to cause a restructuring of the life cycle…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation, also known as EPR laws, is a policy-based approach that holds producers accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products, particularly for take-back, recycling, and final…
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/ Environmental Law
Introduction - Non-profit boards are the backbone of countless community institutions – from homeowners associations and religious congregations to private schools and arts organizations. Yet, when these boards face litigation,…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Insurance, Nonprofit Law
In July 2025, just days before trial, plaintiffs in Baker et al. v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Co. reached a $27 million settlement with Dupont, resolving claims related to the contamination of drinking water in Hoosick Falls,…
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/ Environmental Law, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
