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PFAS
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Inside Class Actions
Court Dismisses Lawsuits Alleging Presence of PFAS in Tampon Products
A California district court recently dismissed two lawsuits that asserted that the marketing of certain tampons was misleading due to the alleged presence of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), holding…
Taft PFAS Insights
Proposed Vermont Legislation Seeks to Address PFAS Risks Associated with Fluorinated HDPE Packaging
As regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to develop at the state and federal level, an issue of significant concern is the potential for product packaging made with…
Taft PFAS Insights
Closed Tennessee Landfill Sued Under the Clean Water Act for Alleged PFAS in Permitted Discharges
By Ryan Rudich
Environmental non-profit Tennessee Riverkeeper has filed a Clean Water Act (CWA) citizen suit against the City of Lebanon alleging unlawful discharges of multiple per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
What’s In and What’s Out? Cosmetic Companies Face Ingredient Compliance Conundrum
By Helen Ogunyanwo, Helena Alvarez
For many years, personal care companies have used a wide variety of ingredients that are now under scrutiny. Recently, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have received increased attention. Once intentionally…
Manufacturing Law Blog
2024 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers
This week’s post includes an excerpt from our co-authored article “PFAS will be increasing concern for manufacturers in year ahead,” published in the Hartford Business Journal’s Economic Forecast issue on…
Sustainability in Business
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) – January 2024
European Union The EU's proposal to restrict PFAS is currently under consideration by the technical committees of the European Chemicals Agency. Limited updates on the restriction process indicate a confirmation…
Taft PFAS Insights
US EPA Seeks to Eliminate PFAS From HDPE Plastic Containers
On December 1, 2023, the U.S. EPA ordered Inhance Technologies LLC (Inhance) to stop producing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as part of its fluorination of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containers.…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
EPA Proposes Drinking Water Regulation Targeting Toxic PFAS Pollutants
In March 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) that would establish enforceable limits for six polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) known to occur in drinking water.…
Environmental Law +
Sixth Circuit Rejects Nationwide PFAS Class
By Jim Ray
This article was originally published by ACOEL on December 12. “Seldom is so ambitious a case filed on so slight a basis.” Those are words a plaintiff’s lawyer would hate…
Manufacturing Law Blog
PFAS Reporting Rules to Ring in the New Year
This week’s post is authored by Emilee Mooney Scott and is also available on Robinson+Cole’s Environmental Law + blog. Thank you to Emilee for contributing. Emilee is a partner in the firm’s Environmental, Energy +…