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In Trial Openings, Plaintiffs Present New Allegations About 'What's Really in the Bottle of Roundup'

Plaintiffs' lawyers focused on more than glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, in attempting to convince jurors in two separate trials that the pesticide causes cancer.
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Law.com

PFAS Claim Against Chemical Giants Survives Motion to Dismiss in Maine Federal Court

"Defendant 3M conducted studies in the 1950s and early 1960s that showed its perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) accumulates in the human body and is toxic," stated U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison, in his written opinion for the court. "By the 1970s, additional 3M studies revealed that its PFOS products were 'even more toxic' than previously believed.
8 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Adds Planning Partner as Brisbane Prepares to Host Olympic Games

Mitchell Osborne has over 15 years of experience in environment and planning law, and is also a qualified town planner.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dear California: Read the Rulings From New York. Courts Can't Solve Climate Crisis

The U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit's 2021 ruling affirming dismissal of New York City's climate change lawsuit against the oil industry creates a clear road map for California's latest suit to be tossed, the director of the Law Reform Alliance of New York writes.
5 minute read

Law.com

Munger Tolles, Hueston Hennigan, Join Maui Wildfire Cases Growing Defense Teams

Hawaiian Electric Co., which has been named in more than 35 lawsuits, has brought in a team from Munger, Tolles & Olson spearheaded by partner Brad Brian. The state of Hawaii, another defendant, has turned to John Hueston of Hueston Hennigan.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DEP's Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy and Mapping and Screening Tool Now in Effect

The Shapiro administration recently released its Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy (Interim Final Policy) along with a link to the latest Environmental Justice Mapping and Screening Tool (PennEnviroScreen). The policy took effect on Sept. 16, when official notice of the interim final rulemaking was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The 'Chevron' Doctrine in Peril: A Closer Look at 'Loper'

In this Supreme Court term, however, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, presents the question of whether Chevron should be overruled or limited. Because in prior cases several members of the court have questioned whether judicial deference to administrative agencies is appropriate, Chevron's continued viability is in doubt.
8 minute read

International Edition

Travers Smith Environment Head Walks to Freshfields

The departure comes after Travers Smith saw a host of exits at the beginning of the year, despite appearing to stem the flow in recent months.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Emerging Landscape for Fossil Fuel Producers Seeking Coverage for Climate Change Liability Lawsuits

Hawaii, recently devastated by the Lahaina Fire, looks to be the first state to have its Supreme Court weigh in on the applicability of pollution exclusions to climate change lawsuits. This article examines what is at stake for policyholders and the road to recovery in this rapidly evolving area of insurance coverage law.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Unprecedented': US DOJ Civil Complaint Targets eBay for Selling Environmentally Unsafe Products

The complaint targeted the sale of emission-control defeat devices and pesticides, among other products, according to U.S. Attorney Breon Peace.
3 minute read

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