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PFAS
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Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Massachusetts Communities Are Suing Industrial Polluters Over PFAS in Their Drinking Water
By Paul Napoli, partner at Napoli Shkolnik and nationally recognized environmental attorney Across Massachusetts, communities like Pepperell, Groveland, and others have filed federal lawsuits alleging that decades of local industrial…
Environment, Land & Resources
FDA Publishes Study on PFAS in Cosmetics
Long-awaited study highlights data gaps and stops short of making definitive safety determinations. By Julia A. Hatcher, Tom Lee, Hunter J. Kendrick, and Meryl E. Bartlett Key Points: Based on…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Parties Trade Post‑Argument Letters Over EPA’s PFAS Hazardous Substance Designation
We previously reported that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and two other trade groups are challenging EPA’s designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the federal Comprehensive Environmental…
Toxic Tort Monitor
Remand Motion Denied in PFAS Lawsuit Brought by Former Professional Baseball Players
By J. Patrick Gonzales, Ronald Tran, Shayan Heidarzadeh
On February 11, 2026, Judge Juan R. Sánchez of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a motion to remand in a high-profile toxic torts case.…
MGKF Litigation Blog
New Jersey Federal Court Dismisses PFAS Consumer Suit Against Band-Aid on Standing Grounds
By MGKF
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson entities and Kenvue, Inc. concerning the presence of per- or…
Taft PFAS Insights
Supreme Court Declines Review of the Fourth Circuit’s Federal Officer Removal Decision in Maryland v. 3M
By Ted Motz
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari in a case involving the federal officer removal statute on March 2. Petitioners Maryland and South Carolina sought review…
Sustainability in Business
Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)- February update
By Thomas Delille, Gerard McElwee, Peter Sellar, Francesca Puttock
EUROPEAN UNION European Parliament debates ITRE-commissioned study on PFAS restriction. On 25 February, Members of the European Parliament debated a study commissioned by the Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and…
MGKF Litigation Blog
Massachusetts Federal Court Concludes that Biopellets Containing PFAS are “Useful Products,” Providing Defense to Superfund Liability
By MGKF
A federal district court in Massachusetts recently issued companion decisions addressing the “useful product defense” in the context of biosolids that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In twin orders…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
New Jersey Enacts PFAS-in-Products Statute with Category-Based Sales Ban, Labeling for Cookware, and Funding of Source Reduction and Research Programs
On January 12, 2026, before leaving office, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed S.B. 1042, the “Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act,” into law, thus adding the Garden State to the…
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
Biosolids and PFAS: A Regulatory Patchwork
Biosolids are treated waste solids generated from sewage sludge that have been processed so that they can be applied to land as a fertilizer. Advocates of biosolid use point to…