Dec 16, 2022
Litigation Helps Rural Communities Pay for Contaminant Remediation
What you need to know about the process and how to communicate with customers.
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Media Coverage
News and updates from leading industry publications and new outlets.
Dec 7, 2022
Why Are More Municipalities Taking Legal Action Against Polluters?
When it comes to per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), many the industry associations do not think that water utilities should be left with the cleanup bill. Instead, they are lobbying regulators to hold polluters accountable. Attorneys Ken Sansone and Michael DiGiannantonio of SL represent public entities in litigation concerning environmental contamination of public resources.
Read full articleNov 22, 2022
Recent court rulings favor plaintiffs in PFAS multidistrict litigation
Manufacturers of aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) have been attempting to reduce their liability from the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their products for many years. However, two recent court rulings are not in favor of the manufacturers who were well aware of the health risks associated with PFOA and PFOS.
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Nov 11, 2022
PFAS Communication 101 for Water Utilities & Stakeholders
Effective communication in this era of heightened anxieties surrounding water safety and environmental crises begins with identifying and developing an appropriate messaging strategy.
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Oct 12, 2022
Judge Denies 3M's Attempts To Invoke The Government Contractor Defense In AFFF Multi-District Litigation
On September 15, 2022, Judge Richard Mark Gergel of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina denied 3M’s latest attempt to evade liability for harm caused by “forever chemicals” it manufactured — per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — that were contained in aqueous film forming foams (AFFF).
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Sep 12, 2022
Steps for Covering the Cost by Maine Water Suppliers Facing PFAS Contamination
Over the past several years, PFAS has been a major regulatory and legislative priority for many Maine Water Utilities Association’s members. In this interview, MUWA member and SL Environmental Law Group attorney Ashley Campbell shares her knowledge about PFAS as a member of the nation’s leading consortium of attorneys holding polluters accountable for PFAS contamination.
Read full articleAug 10, 2022
A Legal History of PFAS
It took one lawsuit to expose the toxicity of PFAS. And more than two decades of litigation to begin to address the harm it has caused.
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Jul 27, 2022
Bellwether Trial Date Set for PFAS Multidistrict Litigation Lawsuit
A nationwide multidistrict litigation (MDL) lawsuit over PFAS contamination, filed by 100 water and wastewater systems, is making progress in a South Carolina federal district court. The water provider cases are one subset of approximately 2,500 + cases pending in the MDL, but the court has selected the water provider cases as bellwether cases, meaning those cases will be tried first.
Read full articleJul 12, 2022
Impacts of a Health Advisory for PFOA and PFOS at Trace Levels
The EPA recently announced new health advisories for the two most commonly found forms of PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), to 0.004 parts per trillion (ppt) and 0.02 ppt, respectively. While it’s not entirely surprising that the new advisories cut the safe level of PFOA by more than 17,000 times, this news has prompted several questions from water suppl
Read full articleJul 11, 2022
PFAS Contamination At Airports Is A Rising Concern
When aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, was introduced 50 years ago, its effectiveness at firefighting made it popular with emergency personnel at airports and military bases. Its effectiveness came at a cost, but airport and firefighting personnel were never told of the health consequences.
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