The allegations of a plaintiff’s complaint do not control when evaluating removal under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1), and instead the court must credit the defendant’s theory of the case when...more
Michigan Grapples With Airport Authority Over Application of Federal Officer Removal Statute in PFAS Litigation For the last several months, the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (Airport) in Grand Rapids,...more
A state attorney general (AG) and a major American corporation recently battled over the scope and applicability of the government contractor defense....more
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, are long-lasting chemicals that are quickly gaining notoriety for both their persistence in the environment and their ubiquity in water, air, and soil. Developed in...more