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By Amanda Bronstad | October 9, 2023
Plaintiffs' lawyers focused on more than glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, in attempting to convince jurors in two separate trials that the pesticide causes cancer.
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By Colleen Murphy | October 9, 2023
"Defendant 3M conducted studies in the 1950s and early 1960s that showed its perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) accumulates in the human body and is toxic," stated U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison, in his written opinion for the court. "By the 1970s, additional 3M studies revealed that its PFOS products were 'even more toxic' than previously believed.
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By Tom Stebbins | October 6, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit's 2021 ruling affirming dismissal of New York City's climate change lawsuit against the oil industry creates a clear road map for California's latest suit to be tossed, the director of the Law Reform Alliance of New York writes.
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By Amanda Bronstad | October 5, 2023
Hawaiian Electric Co., which has been named in more than 35 lawsuits, has brought in a team from Munger, Tolles & Olson spearheaded by partner Brad Brian. The state of Hawaii, another defendant, has turned to John Hueston of Hueston Hennigan.
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By Sean M. McGovern Amanda L. Brosy | October 5, 2023
The Shapiro administration recently released its Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy (Interim Final Policy) along with a link to the latest Environmental Justice Mapping and Screening Tool (PennEnviroScreen). The policy took effect on Sept. 16, when official notice of the interim final rulemaking was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
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By Kenneth J. Warren | October 5, 2023
In this Supreme Court term, however, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, presents the question of whether Chevron should be overruled or limited. Because in prior cases several members of the court have questioned whether judicial deference to administrative agencies is appropriate, Chevron's continued viability is in doubt.
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By Courtney C.T. Horrigan, John Ellison and Russell M. Squire | October 1, 2023
Hawaii, recently devastated by the Lahaina Fire, looks to be the first state to have its Supreme Court weigh in on the applicability of pollution exclusions to climate change lawsuits. This article examines what is at stake for policyholders and the road to recovery in this rapidly evolving area of insurance coverage law.
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By Jane Wester | September 27, 2023
The complaint targeted the sale of emission-control defeat devices and pesticides, among other products, according to U.S. Attorney Breon Peace.
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By Jessie Yount | September 26, 2023
If the new climate bills are signed into law, they're likely to impact more than 15,000 public and private companies, generating a lot more spend on environmental lawyers and advisers.
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By Maydeen Merino | September 26, 2023
DWS Investment Management Americas admits no wrongdoing in agreeing to $25 million settlement.
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