On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of the long-awaited final rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous ...
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Guam v. United States, clarifying when contribution actions under CERCLA may be brought. In a unanimous decision overturning the D.C. Circuit, the ...
June 17, 2024 - What do you get when you combine a strict liability statute that could apply to every commercial property and a "forever chemical" that could exist almost everywhere? Designation of ...
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"It's a very important decision for Superfund sites across the country. The district court's decision, had it not been reversed on appeal, could have had the potential to disrupt these types of cases ...
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Monday’s argument in Guam v. United States featured sharply different interpretations of the contribution provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, also ...
The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), better known as Superfund, provides private parties with two types of claims to recover costs associated ...