Emerging Contaminants and Chemicals

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.

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 chemical company in a putative class action case in Puerto Rico for a class of 172,000 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.