DuPont/Chemours Trial. On June 30, 2025, the next bench trial phase or “mini-trial” commenced in NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION, ET AL., VS. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, ET AL., Docket No....more
On June 30, 2025 the next bench trial phase or “mini-trial” commences in NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION, ET AL., VS. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, ET AL., Docket No. 19-cv-14766 (RMB/JBC) before the...more
In 2019, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) brought suit against Dupont and 3M seeking clean-up, removal, and costs for what NJ officials claimed was more than 100 years of indiscriminate dumping of...more
Recent anecdotal evidence suggests that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is restarting enforcement activities under a seldom-used consumer packaging law originally adopted in 1990: the Toxic...more
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) kicked off the week with publishing the long-anticipated, immediately effective Interim Soil Remediation Standards for four kinds of PFAS chemicals....more
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remain a hot-button topic. Citing health-based risks, the United States Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed to designate certain PFAS compounds as “hazardous...more
On January 14, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) filed suit against the United States to compel the United States to address immediately contamination of New Jersey groundwater with PFOA...more