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The Recorder

Persistent 'Forever Chemicals' Are the Focus of Legislation and Increasing Litigation

The first bellwether trials are expected to begin in June 2023 in the Aqueous Film-Forming Foam consolidated in a multidistrict litigation.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Judge Rejects Plaintiffs' Expert Causation Testimony in BP Oil Spill Cleanup Suit

"Nowhere in Dr. Cook's 19-page report does he explain how he reached his causation opinion, and it is clear from the report that Dr. Cook did not identify a harmful dose of any chemical that could cause the [later manifested physical conditions] at issue and did not follow any epidemiological methodology," U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers said.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lucas Oil's New Legal Chief Blends Law and Motorsports

Former long-haul trucker Forrest Lucas and his wife, Charlotte, started the business in 1989 and have built it into a major player in automotive lubricants and motorsports.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Toxic Torts: Chemicals and the Litigation They Generate in Modern America

As the identification of exposure sources becomes increasingly comprehensive, the techniques available to measure the extent of exposure, determine the pathways by which exposure occurs, and establish causation have also greatly advanced.
14 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

EPA's Methane 'Super-Emitter' Proposal: Getting Outside Help

The EPA would vet the third-party and the technology, and upon approval of that person, that person would be authorized to provide notice directly without passing the notice by the EPA.
7 minute read

Law.com

Seattle Jury Hits Monsanto With $82M Verdict in Latest PCB Trial

The verdict, announced on Tuesday, the latest to award damages to parents, teachers and children who suffered brain damage after being exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at their school in Monroe, Washington.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AARP In-House Veteran Tapped as 3E's GC

Audrey Jean is stepping down as senior vice president and chief privacy officer of AARP, where she helped protect the data of its 38 million members.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Producer Prices Cool by More Than Forecast on Heels of CPI

After peaking in March at 11.7% on an annual basis, producer price growth has moderated amid improving supply chains, softer demand and a weakening in many commodities prices.
3 minute read

Law.com

Bayer Wins Again: Sixth Jury Sides With Monsanto in Roundup Trial

On Wednesday, a Missouri jury came out with the sixth defense verdict in a row for Monsanto in a trial over its Roundup pesticide.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Sears, US Foods GC Takes Legal Reins of Chemical-Maker

After gaining experience in diverse industries, Kristin Coleman is joining Albemarle Corp., which has a $33 billion market value.
1 minute read

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