3M Will Stop Producing ‘Forever Chemical’ PFAS by End of 2025 December 20, 2022 By Tiffany Kary and Ryan Beene 3M Co., confronting regulatory pressure and lawsuits that threaten billions of dollars in damages, will stop making so-called forever chemicals...
One Law Firm’s Insurance Industry Predictions for 2023 December 15, 2022 By Clyde & Co. Attorneys with Clyde & Co., an international law firm, offer these predictions for the insurance industry in the coming year:...
3M Faces Dutch Claim Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollution December 13, 2022 By Diederik Baazil The Netherlands’s government is exploring its legal options against chemical giant 3M over pollution in the Dutch part of the...
‘Forever Chemicals’ in Deer, Fish Challenge Hunters, Tourism October 6, 2022 By Patrick Whittle PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in...
Major Boston Suburb Finds ‘Forever Chemicals’ in its Water August 30, 2022 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The city of Cambridge is temporarily switching the source of its drinking water after finding elevated...
Wisconsin AG Sues 18 Companies over PFAS Contamination July 21, 2022 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force nearly 20 companies that...
Mass. Joins States Suing ‘Forever Chemicals’ Manufacturers May 27, 2022 By Mark Pratt Massachusetts has sued more than a dozen companies involved in the manufacture or marketing of so-called forever chemicals, alleging they...
PFAS, Microplastics, Baby Food: Emerging Casualty Risks Keep Coming April 8, 2022 By Chad Hemenway There is no longer a need to ponder the “next asbestos” because the current litigation environment and the recent pace...
Polluted Water Changes Lives of Residents in Wisconsin Town January 3, 2022 By Duaa Israr FRENCH ISLAND, Wis. (AP) –One year ago, residents of French Island learned they were drinking water contaminated with high levels...
Viewpoint: Will Forever Chemicals, PFAS, Lead to Never-Ending Lawsuits? November 17, 2021 By Robert Petti and Samuel D. Habeeb Claims and regulatory actions involving per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are continuing to evolve at a rapid pace across...