Category: News

Jul 20, 2020

Third Circuit Revives Class Action Odor Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Landfill – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox

July 20, 2020 Maria C. Salvemini MGKF Litigation Blog Last week the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a precedential opinion reversing the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s decision granting a Motion to Dismiss a complaint filed by homeowners concerning alleged odors and air contaminants emanating from the Bethlehem landfill, thus […]

Jul 16, 2020

Recent Federal Developments – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

We announce with sadness that our colleague, Dr. Joseph E. Plamondon, passed away on July 7, 2020. As many in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) community know well, Joe was renowned in the industrial chemical community for his work on TSCA matters, his presentations at professional events, his extensive […]

Jul 16, 2020

Environmental Law & Policy Alerts – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

July 15, 2020 Colorado’s Decennial Water Rights Abandonment Lists Published July 1, 2020   It’s that time again!  Once a decade the State of Colorado reviews water rights for potential abandonment.  On July 1, 2020, the Colorado Division of Water Resources released its decennial proposed abandonment lists pursuant to the […]

Jul 14, 2020

Trial Court Finds Broad Assumption of Liabilities in Corporate Minutes Sufficient to Confer Personal Jurisdiction and Impose Liability – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox, LLP

July 14, 2020 Shoshana (Suzanne Ilene) Schiller MGKF Litigation Blog In a Letter Order issued on July 10, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey held that broad language by which an entity assumed the liabilities of a dissolved entity was sufficient to confer both […]

Jul 14, 2020

Industry Associations Petition EPA to Develop Risk Management Procedural Rule under TSCA Section 6 – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On June 3, 2020, the American Coatings Association (ACA), National Association of Manufacturers, Toy Association, National Association of Home Builders, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develop a risk management procedural rule […]