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Sherwin-Williams and PPG settle FTC charge of misleading consumers about paint

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 8 2012

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) crackdown on companies that make misleading “green” claims, two of the nation’s leading paint companiesSherwin-Williams Co. and PPG Industries, Inc.have agreed to stop advertising that some of their paints are free of the potentially harmful chemicals known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs

EPA issues for comment nanomaterial case study involving flame-retardant coatings for upholstery textiles

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 19 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments on an external review draft document titled “Nanomaterial Case Study: A Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied to Upholstery Textiles.”

EPA, CDC officials claim no safe level of lead for children

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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July 19 2012

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works recently held a hearing devoted to “The Latest Science on Lead’s Impacts on Children’s Development and Public Health.”

Ninth Circuit splits over interplay of standing and forum non conveniens

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 14 2012

In response to a petition for rehearing en banc before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a dispute over the adequacy of Peru as an alternative forum in a case involving claims by indigenous people that a U.S. oil company discharged pollutants into the waterways they used for drinking, fishing and bathing, dissenting and concurring opinions reveal a split on whether the court had jurisdiction to decide the forum non conveniens question if one of the plaintiffs, the only domestic plaintiff, lacked standing

EPA to review chemicals found in flame retardants and fragrances

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 14 2012

EPA has released a list of 18 chemicals, slated for risk assessments in 2013 and 2014, that are found in various commercial products

Lawmakers urge OMB not to require public disclosure of new chemicals’ identities

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 24 2012

Congressional lawmakers have called on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to “further evaluate the significant adverse economic impact” that could result if a proposed rule is implemented to require that U.S. chemical manufacturers publicly disclose the identities of new chemicals not yet manufactured or available on the market

Mass tort and asbestos procedures overhauled in besieged Philadelphia courts

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 23 2012

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Administrative Judge John Herron has issued an order revising the court’s mass tort and asbestos program procedures, which, according to the order, were not meeting American Bar Association standards and thus led to delays in disposition of these disputes and an “astonishing” increase in filings from outside the state

EPA proposes new-use rules for 17 chemicals including nanoscale compounds

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 12 2012

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued proposed significant new use rules (SNURs) for 17 chemicals, some of which are used to manufacture such products as electronics, batteries, rubber, plastics, inks, and lubricants

Review board to discuss ethics of research using human subjects

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 12 2012

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a public meeting of the Human Studies Review Board to discuss scientific and ethical reviews of research using human subjects

Sixth Circuit agrees that medical monitoring is not warranted for small risk of disease from chemical exposure

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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September 15 2011

Ohio, residents who were purportedly exposed to toxic chemicals, including dioxin, following a train derailment and fire that occurred in 2007 near the town

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