November 2, 2022 Danielle N. Bagwell, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog In Emhart Industries, Inc. v. New England Container Company, Inc., et al., No. 06-218 WES, 2022 WL 15437874 (D.R.I. Oct. 27, 2022), a federal court addressed the parameters for arranger liability under CERCLA where Defendants sent drums with residual hazardous substances […]
October 26, 2022 End of Session Summary of PFAS Legislation in California: New Laws Ban PFAS in Textiles and Cosmetics, but Newsom Vetoes PFAS Reporting Requirement The 2022 California legislative session, which closed in August, included three bills aimed at addressing sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS describe […]
Oct 24, 2022
Northern District of Illinois Addresses “Greenwashing” Claims in Recent Case – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox
October 24, 2022 Alice F. Douglas MGKF Litigation Blog In Curtis v. 7-Eleven, No. 21-cv-6079, 2022 WL 4182384, at * 1 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 13, 2022), the Honorable Steven C. Seeger of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois delivered an eminently readable and entertaining decision, granting […]
Posted by Eric L. Hiser On October 14, 2022, EPA published for both the PSD and NNSR programs a proposed rule entitled “Reconsideration of Fugitive Emissions Rule.” 87 Fed. Reg. 62322. The proposed rule would repeal the 2008 Fugitive Emissions Rule that was stayed by the subsequent administration. EPA now […]
Oct 21, 2022
Water and the Law – Newsletter from Smith Hartvigsen
Water Related Liability Amendments by Peter D. Gessel Rep. Albrecht is sponsoring this proposed legislation in response to concerns from his constituents who utilize irrigation water from canals that divert Sevier River water across the Sevier Valley. The irrigation companies that operate the canals have had problems in the […]