ECA Environmental & Product Liability Litigation Report

The Roux ECA team is pleased to introduce ECA’s Environmental & Product Liability Litigation Report, or ECA Blog, for our clients and other interested parties. The report will track emerging trends in environmental and mass tort litigation and provide information and commentary on tort and bankruptcy litigation rulings, legislation, state and federal environmental regulations, insurance coverage issues, and scientific and medical evidentiary matters.

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New TSCA PFAS Rule: Expansive, Expensive, Extended, No Exceptions

October 04, 2023

Last Thursday, September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a new rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that requires one-time reporting of the manufacture or import of any per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) since...

ESG Alert: NJ Environmental Benchmarking Deadline for Commercial Buildings

August 02, 2023

New Jersey has recently joined a growing number of states and municipalities that have mandated commercial building owners to participate in benchmarking programs to measure environmental performance. The benchmarking program in New Jersey follows the 2018 enactment of the state’s...

LTL Files Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan Seeking to Fund a $12 Billion Asbestos Trust

May 16, 2023

LTL Management, Inc. (“LTL”) filed a bankruptcy plan of reorganization and disclosure statement on May 15, seeking to fund a $12 billion bankruptcy trust to compensate current and future claimants alleging exposure to Johnson & Johnson talc products.

What Companies Need to Know About The SEC’s Upcoming ESG & Climate Risk Disclosure Regulation

March 22, 2023

In March 2022, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed an extensive climate disclosure regulation as part of President Biden’s overall climate risk policy. The proposal would require companies to disclose data and other information “about its direct greenhouse gas...

White House Proposes New Water Pollution Standards for Power Plants

March 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden-Harris administration announced a proposal on March 8, 2023, that would set stronger limits on wastewater pollutants from coal-fired power plants in the US. Under the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal, the new standards...