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National Law Journal

Attorneys Expect Wave of Litigation Following EPA's Proposed Rule to Cap 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water at Close-to-Zero

Cleanup and litigation costs could amount to billions of dollars, attorneys say, given the scope of pollution and extensive use of PFAS in consumer products.
3 minute read

Law.com

Attorneys Fight Over Last Chance to Examine Norfolk Southern Derailment Site

An attorney for Norfolk Southern told plaintiffs' lawyers that railcars that contained hazardous materials would be preserved until Wednesday, "at which time the rail cars will be removed or otherwise destroyed so that Norfolk Southern can continue its work at the site."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$29M Verdict: Houston Jury Returns Award for Personal Injury Claims in Refinery Explosion

The Abraham Watkins team presented evidence alleging ExxonMobil had known for decades the byproduct was extremely hazardous.
3 minute read

Law.com

Attorneys Probing 'Every Potential Avenue' Over Norfolk Southern Accident

National law firms like Simmons Hanley Conroy and Motley Rice descended this week on East Palestine, Ohio, where a freight train derailed earlier this month, exposing residents to hazardous chemicals. Some have already filed class actions against train operator Norfolk Southern Corp.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

3M Bankruptcy Shouldn't Forestall Earplug Liability, Elected Officials, DOJ, Tell Appeals Court

Simons Hanly attorneys wrote on behalf of Democrats that 3M was seeking to abuse the bankruptcy court which is already transforming into a favorite option for "massively wealthy corporations whose products caused harm."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Amid Twin Pines Legal Battle, Proposed Law Aims to Protect Okefenokee From Future Mining

"There's a time and a place for protection when it's needed, and this is one of the times we need to protect [the Okefenokee Swamp]," said Rep. Darlene Taylor, R-Thomasville, the lead co-sponsor for House Bill 71.
6 minute read

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

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