Recorded Webinar—PFAS Legal Risks, 2024: Will Disclosure Mandates and New Rules Widen the Litigation Landscape?

Webinar

Panelists:

Joel D. Eagle, Partner, Thompson Hine LLP
James C. Fraser, Senior Counsel, Thompson Hine LLP
William J. Hubbard, Partner, Thompson Hine LLP

Description:

The very characteristics that have made substances in the PFAS family—durable, long-lasting, and water-resistant—have attracted escalating regulatory and legal scrutiny involving every branch of government. New and pending disclosure mandates, bans, and exposure limits may put more businesses and entire industries at risk of demonization and litigation. Join us as three attorneys offer:

insights from their environmental, toxic-tort, and consumer-protection perspectives,
the most up-to-date legal developments with PFAS,
their views on what 2024 may bring and
tips and best practices to help address these ongoing and future developments.

You can download the slides the panelists used in their presentation HERE.

Speakers' Biographies

Joel D. Eagle

Joel is a partner in Thompson Hine’s Environmental practice in Cleveland. He represents public and private entities in the industrial, commercial and manufacturing sectors, where he focuses his practice on all aspects of environmental law including regulatory development, site remediation and risk management counseling for emerging contaminants, including PFAS.

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James C. Fraser

James, a former Associate Chief Counsel for Litigation at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, represented the agency in civil litigation throughout the United States. He is currently senior counsel in Thompson Hine’s product liability practice in Washington D.C., focusing on FDA-related regulatory matters, litigation, and transactions. He advises and represents FDA-regulated companies on issues relating to product approvals, labeling, and current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) requirements. He also represents pharmaceutical and medical device companies in mass tort and other product liability litigation.

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William J. Hubbard

Bill is a partner in Thompson Hine’s Product Liability and Construction practices and represents businesses and property owners in mass tort and class action litigation involving building and other consumer products as well as litigation involving allegations of exposure to chemicals or environmental contamination (including claims of exposure to PFAS, TCE, diesel fuel, benzene, carbon monoxide, chromium, mold, PCBs, sulfur dioxide, radon and vinyl chloride.)

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