The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued on April 18, 2020, an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for manufacturers and distributors of face masks in response to the ongoing efforts for prevention of the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As discussed below, in issuing this EUA, the […]
April 21, 2020 Stephen D. Daly MGKF Litigation Blog In Frazer/Exton Development, L.P. v. United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a takings claim against the federal government relating to environmental contamination because the appellants, current and former landowners of the site […]
Written by Michael J. O’Neill, Esq. We had won a judgment of $433,000 in 2015 in our client’s long-running and ultimately successful case, Scotty Thyng v. City of Quincy et al, Norfolk Superior Court, Civil Action No. 2010-01449. That was after a two-week jury trial for violation of civil rights against five […]
On April 17, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft scope documents for the remaining seven of the 20 chemicals designated as high-priority substances for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The draft scope documents include the proposed conditions of use, hazards, exposures, and the potentially […]
COVID-19 UPDATE April 20, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher MGKF NewsFlash On March 26, 2020, EPA issued a memorandum setting forth its temporary policy regarding the exercise of EPA enforcement discretion during the COVID-19 public health emergency (EPA Temporary Enforcement Policy, which we reviewed in our April 2 Special Alert, followed several […]