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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Contamination Liability

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Sixth Circuit Rules that Party Found Liable under CERCLA Section 107 Is Not Entitled to Declaratory Relief for Future Cleanup...

On May 12, 2025, the Sixth Circuit issued a published decision in Georgia-Pacific Consumer Prods. LP, et al. v. NCR Corp. finding that a party previously found liable under CERCLA Section 107 is not entitled to declaratory...more

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Sixth Circuit Clarifies CERCLA Statute of Limitations

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On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a pivotal decision addressing the timing of contribution claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA),...more

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Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024

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On December 17, 2024, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (Public Law No. 118-155) (the “Act”). The Act is a response to ongoing environmental...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

New PFAS Listing Under Superfund Will Lead to Major Expansion of Liability

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under Section 102(a) of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The Drumbeat of PFAS Litigation Is Getting Louder

On May 25th, Massachusetts filed suit against a number of companies alleged to have manufactured PFAS and/or aqueous film-forming foam.  Massachusetts joins a number of other states which have already brought similar...more

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Auto Parts Manufacturer Agrees To Pay $4 Million For Contamination Cleanup

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New York AG Letitia James and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) reached a settlement with auto parts manufacturer American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (“American Axle”) to resolve allegations...more

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