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Articles
11.06.2023
PFAS Rule Risks Vulnerability If High Court Trims Agency Power
Archer attorneys David Edelstein and Charles Dennen co-authored the Bloomberg Law article, “PFAS Rule Risks Vulnerability If High Court Trims Agency Power,” where they write about the complications for companies subject to the EPA's new reporting rules, both in terms of scope and an uncertain legal landscape. Compliance will be expensive, time-consuming, and will pose challenges to the regulated community. Companies should begin the process now to determine whether and/or to what extent reporting is required. To read the complete article, click here.
Articles
09.15.2022
What Companies Should Know About PFAS Compounds
Archer Environmental Law partners David Edelstein and Charles Dennen were published on September 8, 2022 in the Bloomberg Law Article, "What Companies Should Know About PFAS Compounds." In the article, Edelstein and Dennen discuss the implications for companies of a newly proposed EPA rule designating two PFAS compounds as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. The proposal imposes liability for PFAS clean-up and cost recovery and allows for new Superfund sites. Edelstein and Dennen also address how companies using PFAS materials should prepare.
Articles
04.06.2022
Recyclability, liability for plastics producers: Cases to watch in 2022
Marc Rollo and Alexis Way discuss the rising trend of lawsuits against plastic products producers and sellers in this Plastics News article, “Recyclability, liability for plastics producers: Cases to watch in 2022,” published April 5, 2022.
Client Advisories 13 results
Client Advisories
04.30.2024
USEPA Announces Proposed Rule to Designate Two PFAS Compounds as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA
Client Advisories
04.11.2024
USEPA Announces Final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS Compounds
On April 10, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) to establish legally-enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The individual compounds covered by the proposed regulation are: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, sometimes referred to as “GenX” compounds), and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS). Additionally, the final rule covers PFAS mixtures containing at least two or more of PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) using a Hazard Index MCL to account for the combined and co-occurring levels of these PFAS in drinking water.
Client Advisories
10.09.2023
USEPA Finalizes Rule Requiring Reporting of PFAS Data Under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
On September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) finalized a new rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that requires companies to report the manufacture or import of any per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) since 2011, including products containing PFAS. USEPA’s announcement on the final rule can be found here. TSCA provides USEPA with the authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing, and impose restrictions related to chemical substances and/or mixtures.
In the News 1 result
In the News
05.12.2022
Environmental Law Group chair Marc Rollo was quoted in the New Jersey Law Journal article “Ex-Judge Calls for Early Mediation Program as Water Pollution Suits Proliferate.” The article discusses Marina Corodemus, a retired Middlesex County Superior Court judge who supervised mass tort litigation, and is seeking support for a proposal to send water pollution suits into early mediation and targeted discovery in an effort to promptly resolve cases. In reference to the proposal, Marc is quoted as seeing merit in early mediation, but said he hasn't studied Corodemus' proposal in detail so far, stating, "I personally have seen the value of early resolution of these cases. Many times, a suit is filed and attorneys go on autopilot when really there is a resolution to be had, but sometimes there is not a vehicle to achieve that. A resolution may take some arm-twisting and creativity but there are certain times when it's there to he had, if you dig deeply." He added, “Natural resources suits brought by private parties and those brought by the state are both good candidates for early mediation. My personal view is it's always good to have those discussions, and I think it's much more effective to have them with a mediator. I do see the value of it, and I think oftentimes, even if it doesn't get resolved at mediation, the groundwork has been laid."
Press Releases 57 results
Press Releases
11.09.2023
Carlos Bollar Honored by Rutgers Law School – Camden Alumni Association
Carlos M. Bollar was honored by the Rutgers School of Law-Camden Alumni Association with the 2023 Arthur E. Armitage Sr. Distinguished Alumni Award. The Armitage Award recognizes Rutgers Law School’s most accomplished graduates. The award was established in 1983 in memory of Armitage, who, with a group of interested citizens, founded both the South Jersey Law School in 1926 and its companion College of South Jersey in 1927. Carlos received the award at the school’s Annual Gov. James J. Florio Scholarship Benefit and Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony, held November 9 at the Merion in Cinnaminson. One of the leading environmental attorneys in New Jersey, Carlos represents clients in complex toxic tort, product liability and environmental litigation matters. He handles environmental litigation cases in all of the contexts in which they arise, including single plaintiff cases, mass actions involving hundreds of plaintiffs, class actions, and defending clients against state and federal government. Carlos regularly handles high stakes litigation with massive potential damages. Carlos has been a champion of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession throughout his career, serving as a past president of both the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (HBA-NJ). Carlos also serves on the Board of Trustees for the New Jersey State Bar Association. In addition to being a past recipient of the HNBA’s Latino Lawyer of the Year Award and the HBA-NJ’s prestigious Margarita Echevarria Trailblazer Award, Carlos has been honored by the multi-platform news media organization Al Día as one of the top attorneys in the Philadelphia region. He was named to the Nation’s Best List by Lawyers of Color. He was also named Professional Lawyer of the Year by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law, as well as being named as one of the 55 Most Influential Latinos in New Jersey by the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey. About Archer Founded in 1928, Archer & Greiner, P.C. (Archer) is a full-service law firm serving Fortune 100 clients, small to medium-sized businesses and individuals. The firm provides litigation and transactional services in nearly every area of law, including business counseling, labor & employment, real estate, health care, intellectual property, family and matrimonial, personal injury, public finance, tax, trusts and estates, bankruptcy, land use and environmental law. With 175 attorneys, Archer has nine offices, including Voorhees, Hackensack, Princeton and Red Bank, NJ; Philadelphia and Harrisburg, PA; Wilmington, DE; New York, NY; and Houston, TX.
Press Releases
08.16.2023
Maureen Coghlan, Debra Rosen and Richard Wells Recognized by NJLJ 2023 New Jersey Legal Awards
Archer is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized for their efforts by the New Jersey Law Journal this year in the publication’s annual awards.*
Press Releases
03.12.2021
Charles Dennen to be Featured on "Irish Coffee Hour" Podcast With the SJYPA
Archer associate Charles Dennen will be featured on the "Irish Coffee Hour" podcast with members of the South Jersey Young Professionals Association on March 22, 2021.
Speaking Engagements & Seminars 21 results
Speaking Engagements & Seminars
10.18.2023
Daniel Farino, partner in Archer’s Environmental Law Practice Group, will speak at the program, "An Introduction to Environmental Law in a New Climate" presented by NJICLE, in cooperation with the NJSBA Environmental Law Section. Daniel will be presenting the topic of Spill Act/ Site Remediation. This program will examine the foundations of environmental law and its application in a changing landscape, where the realities of climate change, the scarcity of land resources, the unmet need for environmental justice, and many other forces are challenging people, businesses, and governments to think bigger and behave differently. When: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Where: Online & the New Jersey Law Center (One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901). To learn more and register, click here.
Speaking Engagements & Seminars
09.26.2023
David Edelstein and Matthew Conley, Partners in Archer's Environmental Law Group, will present "Understanding New Jersey Surface Water and Groundwater Rights" at HalfMoon Education, Inc.'s New Jersey Water Rights and Regulation Live Webinar. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 26th from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM.
Speaking Engagements & Seminars
06.16.2023
Archer Environmental Law Group attorneys Daniel Farino and Vinita Banthia will speak a panel at the New Jersey State Bar Association's Annual Environmental Law Forum on June 16-18, 2023.