Joo Cha Webb

Key Takeaways Litigation and regulatory developments related to PFAS continue to expand, exposing an increasing number of industries and companies to various risks Companies should assess the potential impact of PFAS-related regulatory and litigation risks on their business and update their risk factors, MD&A disclosures, and forward-looking statement safe harbor legends accordingly As with all risk factors, PFAS-related risk factor disclosures should be company-specific and should avoid...

PFAS are everywhere—even when they’re not. A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is garnering significant media attention for suggesting that a crisis exists because of “wastewater-derived PFAS” potentially contaminating the drinking water of 23 million Americans. There’s only one problem—the study and its associated media coverage are treating the term “PFAS” as a four-letter word to spur interest in the findings.