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Woke or Broke? Five Business Reasons Why ESG Will Survive the Culture Wars

What is at stake is how we address environmental factors like climate change and water and air pollution, social factors like diversity, equity and inclusion, and governance factors like hiring and lobbying in boardrooms and as a society.
13 minute read

Law.com

'It Truly Isn't Perfect': Questions Surface Over 3M's $12.5B PFAS Settlement

Three New York towns filed an objection this week to the 3M settlement, which resolves cases over perfluoralkyl and polyfluoralkyl substances, or PFAS, and attorneys general from 14 states, including New Jersey and Texas, plan to respond this Monday with their concerns.
5 minute read

Law.com

Switching Gears: Norfolk Says Others Might Be Liable for Ohio Derailment

Norfolk Southern has sued six companies that owned the railcars and shipped toxic chemicals on the train that derailed on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis Signs Controversial Phosphogypsum, Local Ordinance Bills

The measure, which drew opposition from environmental groups, will require the Florida Department of Transportation to study the use of phosphogypsum, which includes radioactive elements, in road-construction "aggregate" material.
4 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Ex-Occidental Plant Workers File 20 Suits—and Counting—Over Mercury Exposure

Each complaint brings nine claims related to chronic health problems that have caused the plaintiffs to experience emotional distress and face ongoing medical bills.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Federal Magistrate Denies Class Certification Over ITC Chemical Fire

Judge Palermo agreed with Baker Botts' arguments that the proposed class failed to satisfy the requirements for class certification set forth by a federal rule.
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

State Supreme Court Finds Delaware Can Sue Monsanto for PCB Effects, Despite Third Party Involvement

Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. said the manufacturer cannot escape potential liability because PCB contamination manifested after the "forever chemicals" were sold.
4 minute read

Law.com

3M to Pay $12.5B to Settle Lawsuits Over 'Forever Chemicals' in Water Supplies

"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.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments in Ga. Monsanto Roundup Allegations, 'Cancer Causing' Products

"For many years, Monsanto had reason to know that its formulated glyphosate was more dangerous to people than mere glyphosate. It nonetheless never tested formulated Roundup or advised users to wear protective gear when using it," counsel David C. Frederick of Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick in Washington, D.C., argued on behalf of the plaintiff.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Chemical Giant Taps Senior Kimberly-Clark Lawyer as GC

Alexandra Colin is taking the legal reins of Univar Solutions as it moves to complete its $8.1 billion sale to private equity company Apollo.
1 minute read

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