In this episode of On Trial, host Christopher DeGennaro sits down with seasoned trial lawyer and CNN legal commentator Paul Callan, former deputy chief of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has designated PFOA and PFOS as "Hazardous Substances" under CERCLA, marking the agency's first use of Section 102(a) authority and signaling potential widespread industry impact due to the chemicals' historical and ongoing use.
Since 1983, Inhance has been fluorinating plastic containers using the same process, which involves the creation of a barrier to prevent substances from leaching out of the containers .
On April 18, 2024, the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest appellate court) issued a decision in Lelchook v. Société Générale de Banque au Liban SAL, - N.E.3d -, 2024 WL 1661460.