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New Jersey AG Platkin Reaches $450M PFAS Settlement With 3M

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On May 13, New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew Platkin announced a proposed $450 million settlement agreement with 3M regarding allegations that, among other issues, contamination of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...more

White and Williams LLP

NJ Supreme Court Declines to Review Decision that Exxon Has No Duty to Indemnify Insurers for Environmental Liability Under Prior...

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On November 1, 2021, in a single-sentence Order, the Supreme Court of New Jersey denied a request for review of a decision that ExxonMobil Corporation (Exxon) did not have to indemnify certain of its insurers over...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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DOJ Significantly Limits the Use of Supplemental Environmental Projects

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Environment and Natural Resources Division has announced a major overhaul in the use of Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) - a key penalty mitigation approach commonly used in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Weighs In On Circuit Split Regarding CERCLA Contribution Claims After Settlement and The Statute of Limitation

Asarco, LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Company, 866 F.3d 1108 (9th Cir. 2017). In a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) contribution case, the Ninth Circuit addressed three issues of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

U.S. Department of Justice Prohibits Settlement Agreements Involving Payments to Third Parties, May Impact Resolution of...

In a memorandum dated June 5 and entitled “Prohibition on Settlement Payments to Third Parties,” the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an important new policy that will likely limit the ability of settling...more

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