January 02, 2023
Some huge environmental cases are on the docket for courts across the country in 2023, including an expected Supreme Court ruling on the Clean Water Act's reach, lawsuits over the federal government's efforts to control vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy, a high court dispute over Superfund liability, and emerging chemicals litigation.
March 08, 2022
An Ohio federal judge has certified a class of plaintiffs who claim the nation's top chemical companies knowingly put their health at risk for decades by selling and distributing toxic substances known as PFAS, or "forever chemicals."
February 17, 2021
An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday shot down a Japanese company's bid to appeal a decision keeping it in a firefighter's suit alleging he was exposed to a group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS, saying the Sixth Circuit has already heard and decided on the exact issue of jurisdiction the company claims needs to be addressed.
August 04, 2020
An Ohio federal judge once again refused to let two companies dodge a firefighter's proposed class action alleging they knowingly exposed people to a toxic group of substances called PFAS, rejecting arguments that the companies' sworn rebuttals should change the result.
March 06, 2020
Morgan Lewis is now defending paints and coatings maker Archroma Management LLC in a class action claiming nearly every U.S. citizen has been contaminated with toxic PFAS long-chain fluorine chemicals, according to court records posted Thursday.
December 19, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to new takings claims and an appeals court found the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was too lax in its implementation of a chemical safety law. Here, Law360 delves into these and more of the biggest environmental law decisions of 2019.
September 30, 2019
3M, Chemours, DuPont and other chemical companies on Monday lost their bid to dodge a firefighter's proposed class action alleging that they knowingly exposed people to a toxic group of substances called PFAS and misled the public about the exposure and the potential harm.
June 11, 2019
A putative class suing a slew of chemical companies over the potential threats posed by a group of substances called PFAS told an Ohio federal court that the state's long-arm statute extends to companies that marketed, developed and distributed the substances in the state.
February 15, 2019
3M Co. and a group of companies told an Ohio federal court it should toss a suit filed over the potential threats posed by a group of substances called PFAS brought by a man who allegedly wants to represent a class encompassing 99 percent of the country.