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With significant experience in environmental and toxic tort litigation, BakerHostetler is an industry leader for emerging contaminant and chemicals issues. Our experience includes contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), ethylene oxide (EtO), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), lead and numerous other chemicals.

We also have an in-depth understanding of regulatory issues involving emerging contaminants and chemicals under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Our Chambers-ranked team members include former state and federal regulators who can handle the most sophisticated regulatory issues involving emerging contaminants and chemicals. Our experienced lawyers have long-standing relationships with numerous regulatory agencies and have litigated against the top plaintiffs’ firms in the country.

  • Represent a firefighting foam manufacturer in multidistrict litigation involving personal injury, property damage and natural resource damages claims arising from the use of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) containing PFAS.
  • Represent a product registrant in a putative class action case in Puerto Rico brought by plaintiffs alleging personal injury and property damage from alleged emissions of EtO from medical sterilization facilities.
  • Represent a major healthcare company in civil litigation and major federal and state regulatory matters involving the use of EtO in the medical sterilization industry.
  • Represent chemical companies in EPA and U.S. Department of Justice environmental enforcement proceedings involving hazardous air emissions, recordkeeping, labeling, misbranding and unregistered product sales cases.
  • Represented a major international mining company in a CERCLA Section 107 cost recovery matter against aluminum manufacturers involving PCB and chlorinated solvent contamination.
  • Advise manufacturing, distributor and retail clients on PFAS regulatory matters under federal and state laws, including matters involving apparel/clothing, cookware, children’s products, cosmetics and California’s Proposition 65.
  • Serve as counsel to the trade association for the lead-battery recycling industry, whose members include companies that own and/or operate lead-battery manufacturers, lead-chemical manufacturers, secondary-lead smelters and lead fabricators, as well as consultants and vendors to the lead recycling industry.
  • Advise clients on FIFRA and TSCA regulatory issues.
  • Assist clients with Proposition 65 litigation and regulatory compliance.

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