Attorneys Eye Array Of Options For TSCA Preemption Suits Over State Rules

Attorneys say novel chemical-safety programs taking shape in New York, Washington and elsewhere could face TSCA preemption challenges in state or federal court under a long list of statutes in addition to the federal toxics law, even as regulated companies themselves have been silent on whether they plan to sue over the policies at all. During a July 13 webinar hosted by the industry law firm Keller & Heckman, attorneys Eric Gotting and Greg Clark named Washington’s nascent “safer products”...