Environmental

March 19, 2024 A lawsuit alleges The Glad Products Company has defrauded consumers by falsely claiming that its “recycling” bags are specifically designed to be recycled.

February 27, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges Arrowhead bottled water sold by BlueTriton Brands is falsely and misleadingly labeled since the products contain microplastics.

January 31, 2024 A class action lawsuit alleges Mondelez deceptively claims on product packaging that the chocolate in its snack foods is sourced sustainably and responsibly.

January 18, 2024 Several Signature Club residents in Maryland allege they have suffered property damage, sewage backup and noxious odors as a result of inadequate private sewage and wastewater systems.

January 9, 2024 A class action accuses FCA US and Cummins of selling 2013-2023 Ram 2500 and 3500 diesel trucks equipped with undisclosed, unauthorized emissions control devices.

December 7, 2023 A class action claims negligence on the part of CSX is to blame for a Kentucky train derailment and chemical fire last month that pumped toxic gas into the surrounding community.

November 27, 2023 A class action claims United Airlines has misled consumers by overstating its environmentally conscious efforts and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

November 15, 2023 A proposed class action alleges certain claims from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines regarding environmental sustainability and “fly[ing] responsibly” are misleading.

November 14, 2023 Century Aluminum faces a class action over its alleged emission of harmful alumina dust into the environment near its Mt. Holly, SC aluminum smelter.

November 1, 2023 A class action alleges the Union Pacific Railroad Company has known for decades yet concealed that it has mishandled and released into the environment toxic chemicals from its Wichita, Kansas industrial site.

October 24, 2023 A class action claims Bluestone Resources, Inc. and subsidiaries Bluestone Coke and Bluestone Coal Corporation failed to give employees at least 60 days’ advance notice prior to a series of layoffs in 2021.

June 1, 2023 A proposed class action alleges Delta’s claim that it is carbon-neutral is “manifestly and provably false.”

April 20, 2023 A class action alleges Port of Seattle, Alaska Air Group and Delta Air Lines have released dangerously high levels of pollutants into the communities surrounding Sea-Tac Airport.

April 6, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims United Water System, Inc. (UWS) has for years supplied Arnaudville, Louisiana residents with contaminated and dangerous drinking water.

April 5, 2023 Three Philadelphia residents have filed a class action in the wake of a chemical spill that sent thousands of gallons of latex emulsion solution into a Delaware River tributary.

March 8, 2023 A class action alleges the “certified sustainable” promise on packages of certain Mrs. Paul's and Van De Kamp's seafood products is false and misleading.

February 28, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges the negligent operation of SRG Global Coatings’ Portageville, Missouri properties has contaminated the drinking water of surrounding areas and exposed nearby residents to hazardous chemicals and metals.

February 17, 2023 A class action says Norfolk Southern has discharged more cancer-causing vinyl chloride into the environment in the wake of the East Palestine, OH train crash than all industrial emitters combined in 2021.

February 9, 2023 Norfolk Southern Railway Co. faces a class action in the wake of a Feb. 3, 2023 train derailment that sparked a fire and released toxic chemicals into the air, soil and water around East Palestine, Ohio.

February 6, 2023 A class action alleges Somerset County (NJ) and its public works dept. “acted recklessly” by failing to close floodgates prior to and during anticipated flooding brought on by Hurricane Ida in Sept. 2021.

January 9, 2023 A class action alleges Georgia Pacific LLC’s negligent operation of its Georgia industrial facility has caused the release of “noxious odors” into neighboring residences.

October 17, 2022 A class action alleges the “carbon neutral” claim on labels of Evian Natural Spring Water is false given the manufacture of the product still causes CO2 to be released into the atmosphere.

September 19, 2022 Jackson, Mississippi has been hit with a class action amid a crisis that for weeks left more than 150,000 residents without reliable access to running water.

August 4, 2022 Four Westminster, Mass. residents allege in a proposed class action that a collection of companies recklessly contaminated their property and drinking water with “forever chemicals.”

July 12, 2022 A proposed class action lawsuit aims to take JBS USA to task for the apparent noxious odors produced by its Louisville, Kentucky pork processing facility.

July 8, 2022 A proposed class action claims that Hefty-brand “Recycling” bags are not recyclable at solid waste disposal facilities in Florida and elsewhere.

June 15, 2022 A class action alleges Ford has failed to properly identify and pay for certain transmission repairs for low-emission vehicles in violation of California’s emissions warranty.

March 7, 2022 A class action alleges Peoples Gas, WEC Energy Group and a public relations firm have conspired to conceal and misrepresent the scope of the contamination of an underground aquifer in rural Illinois.

February 10, 2022 A class action alleges the Tofte Wastewater Treatment Association has for years polluted Lake Superior with mercury, fecal matter, coliform bacteria and suspended solids.

January 25, 2022 A group of Hawaii landlords faces a class action after thousands of tenants were evicted in Nov. 2021 due to contaminated drinking water linked to underground fuel storage by the U.S. Navy.

December 9, 2021 A class action alleges the maker of Earth Rated Certified Compostable Poop Bags for dogs has falsely claimed that the product is, in fact, compostable.

October 12, 2021 A class action alleges Amplify Energy Corporation and two subsidiaries could have prevented the environmentally disastrous Oct. 2021 Southern California oil spill.

October 12, 2021 A class action alleges the marketing and advertising for certain Hawaiian Tropic “Reef Friendly” sunscreens is false and deceptive.

October 6, 2021 Amplify Energy and a subsidiary face a class action over the early-October oil spill that has devastated a significant stretch of the Southern California coast.

September 16, 2021 A class action claims the improper operation of a Belle Vernon, Penn. landfill has allowed “substantial and unreasonable noxious odors” to flow into nearby properties.

September 13, 2021 A class action alleges SoClean has violated a longstanding federal requirement by failing to disclose that its continuous positive airway pressure machine (CPAP) cleaning devices generate ozone.

September 9, 2021 A lawsuit claims certain Banana Boat sunscreens have been falsely advertised as “Reef Friendly” when they contain ingredients deemed to be harmful to coral reefs.

June 25, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Limetree Bay’s attempts to restart a refinery have caused tons of airborne chemical emissions to flow into the west end of St. Croix.

June 22, 2021 Chemtool Incorporated and the Lubrizol Corporation face a class action in the wake of a massive explosion at the companies’ Rockton, Ill. production facility.

June 15, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Red Lobster represented its lobster and shrimp as sustainably sourced when its suppliers’ practices may be environmentally harmful and inhumane.

May 20, 2021 A Catawba, SC containerboard producer has allegedly pivoted from the previous business owner’s commitment to pollution control and sent into the air dangerous pollutants.

May 10, 2021 A class action alleges the maker of Hefty-brand recycling bags has taken advantage of consumers’ demand for eco-friendly products by falsely advertising that the bags themselves are recyclable.

April 21, 2021 A lawsuit has been filed over alleged “fugitive dust emissions” from a Cohoes, New York aggregate production and hazardous waste incineration facility.

April 12, 2021 A Penns. resident alleges a stop-sale order issued by Porsche over emissions concerns for a number of 2012-2018 models has significantly hampered his and other drivers’ efforts to resell their vehicles.

March 1, 2021 A Pawnee County, OK property owner looks to have Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. remove all signs of a now-abandoned pipeline that sits idle across the Central United States.

February 25, 2021 A class action has been filed over the alleged contamination of Summerville, Georgia's drinking water supply with toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

February 24, 2021 A class action claims Yakama Reservation land owners have been assessed irrigation services fees that amount to unauthorized governmental taxes.

February 24, 2021 Griddy Energy faces a class action lawsuit that claims some Texans have been hit with astronomical energy bills "during and because of" Winter Storm Uri.

January 12, 2021 Charleston, South Carolina's public works commissioners have sued a number of retailers for their sale of "flushable" wipes alleged to have caused extensive damage to sewer and septic systems.

January 8, 2021 A class action claims Dresser, Baker Hughes Energy and Halliburton are responsible for soil and groundwater contamination near their former Pineville, LA plant.