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Defense Insights As PFAS Consumer Product Claims Rise
If the first two waves of PFAS litigation focused on impacts to natural resources—namely groundwater—and personal injury claims alleging exposure to PFAS, the third wave of PFAS litigation has certainly arrived. A few years...
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SB 707: The Nation's First EPR Law Specific to Textiles
CalRecycle, the agency overseeing California’s recycling and waste management programs, reports that Californians dispose of 1.2 million tons of textiles annually, accounting for 3% of landfilling. California Senate Bill (SB) 707 – the Responsible...
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Farella Braun + Martel Elevates Linda Sobczynski Gilleran to Partner
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What’s Happening With PFAS Regulation?
Sarah Bell is speaking on PFAS regulation at the Colorado Bar Association Environmental CLE virtual program "What’s Happening With PFAS Regulation?" Event details and registration: https://www.cobar.org/Calendar/Event/sessionaltcd/ENVIRO052025
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The Impacts of the Nation’s First Textiles EPR Law
California Senate Bill (S.B.) 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28 and is the first extended producer responsibility (EPR) law specific to textiles in...
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California Legislature Sets First Hearing on New “Climate Superfund” Bill That Would Impose Wide-Ranging Liability on Fossil Fuel Industry
On April 2, 2025, the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee will hold the first hearing on SB 684 – the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025 (click link for bill text from California...
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What's At Stake As 9th Circ. Eyes Cultural Resource Damages
On April 17, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal will hear oral argument in Pakootas v. Teck Cominco on a question that has plagued CERCLA NRD practitioners and parties for years, if not...
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"Forever Chemicals" and Their Impact on the Wine Industry
Forever chemicals continue to make headlines and are rapidly becoming a focal point of state and federal regulations, as well as environmental, product, and personal injury litigation. These persistent chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
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State Climate Superfund Laws
Don Sobelman and Chris Rendall-Jackson will both participate in Law Seminars International’s virtual seminar State Climate Superfund Laws, with Don serving as program co-chair and speaking at the “State Climate Superfund Proposals: West Coast States&rdquo...
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Lawdragon Names Farella Lawyers Among Leading Environmental Lawyers
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce that five lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers list. The Farella lawyers recognized are: Sarah...
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