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  • July 02, 2026

    After Durnell, Connecting Science And Causation Will Be Key

    The U.S. Supreme Court's June 25 decision in Monsanto v. Durnell narrowed label-based failure-to-warn claims — meaning that going forward, viable theories will depend even more on whether experts can reliably connect scientific evidence to the causal proposition the law requires, says Alex Smolak at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar.

  • July 02, 2026

    Product Liability Q2 Regulatory Roundup

    This spring and early summer saw the EPA setting its sights on "forever chemicals," approving some of them for use in pesticides and clawing back limits on their presence in drinking water. The former top FDA official is now out, and several nominees are waiting to fill gaps at the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 

  • July 02, 2026

    Corporate Veil Can't Block Claims In Kansas Pollution Suit

    A Kansas federal judge won't throw out claims against the parent companies of a fertilizer and oil refinery company in a suit alleging their facilities polluted a nearby town, saying the complaint is enough to pierce the corporate veil and treat the parent companies as alter egos liable for their subsidiaries' conduct.

  • July 02, 2026

    Transportation Regulation To Watch: Midyear Report 2026

    Revised vehicle fuel economy standards, negotiations on a new infrastructure and transportation funding package and the next iteration of a North American trade deal are some of the transportation industry's top regulatory developments to watch in the latter half of 2026.

  • July 01, 2026

    3 NJ Bills On Data Center Regulation Sent To Governor

    The New Jersey Senate and the state's General Assembly recently passed three data center regulation bills that will be considered by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

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