The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By David G. Mandelbaum | June 29, 2023
Close analyses of the Supreme Court's opinions abound. Therefore, I offer only a brief thumbnail here. Section 301 of the federal Clean Water Act prohibits discharges of pollutants from a "point source" to "navigable waters" without a permit.
By Colleen Murphy | June 28, 2023
"This settlement is a historic step that requires Solvay to finally take meaningful responsibility for PFAS and other contamination at their site," said Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. "Today we send a clear message to any corporation that exposes our New Jersey communities to PFAS toxins or injures our natural resources with any hazardous substance: you will face consequences for your actions. You have our promise."
By Adolfo Pesquera | June 28, 2023
The lawsuit comes two months after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition in which several energy companies sought to remove about two dozen lawsuits filed in state courts across the nation to federal court.
By Mason Lawlor | June 28, 2023
This case was first surfaced on Law.com Radar.
By Maydeen Merino | June 27, 2023
A new definition is necessary because the Supreme Court found the old one too broad in Sackett v. EPA last month.
By Ellen Bardash | June 23, 2023
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. said the manufacturer cannot escape potential liability because PCB contamination manifested after the "forever chemicals" were sold.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 23, 2023
3M's $12.5 billion deal to resolve lawsuits brought by hundreds of water providers is one of the largest settlements to date involving contaminated drinking water, but it's a fraction of its legal liability involving 'forever chemicals.'
By Amanda Bronstad | June 22, 2023
"This historic settlement is the largest amount ever paid by a single company to resolve claims involving contaminated drinking water and provides compensation critical to protecting our nation's drinking water supplies and upgrading our water treatment infrastructure to deal with this new threat," said Paul Napoli, a partner at Napoli Shkolnik and co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs.
By ALM Staff | June 22, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Maydeen Merino | June 21, 2023
Republican lawmakers continue to scrutinize agency's proposed rules aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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