Fishing Groups Clash With Tire Makers On Standing In Suit Over 6PPD Use

Tire manufacturers seeking to dismiss fishing trade groups’ lawsuit targeting their use of the anti-cracking chemical known as 6PPD over its links to fish kills are previewing arguments over whether the plaintiffs have standing to bring their claims, building on defendants’ already-pending request to dismiss the case on separate grounds. The parties in Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR), et al. v. Bridgestone, et al. filed a joint March 15 “statement” with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District...