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Chevron Ruling Opens Doors in PFAS Superfund Suit, Lawyers Say

Parties challenging the EPA’s rule designating two PFAS and related chemicals to be hazardous Superfund substances have a greater chance to make their case following the US Supreme Court’s ruling that weakened agencies’ authority to interpret ambiguous statutory terms, attorneys say.

Acne Product Cancer Risk Suits to Stay Separate, Panel Says

Plaintiffs in proposed class actions against Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Walgreens, and other companies failed to persuade a judicial panel to centralize into a multidistrict proceeding their cases over an alleged carcinogenic chemical in acne products.

PFAS: The 'Forever Chemicals'

The EPA says more than 600 PFAS chemicals are in the marketplace in the U.S. While states are racing to regulate PFAS, while the federal government lags.