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Sonnenschein partner Gary Roberts presents "Strengthening Defense Positions Despite Regulatory Changes Made by the Obama Administration: Overcoming Preemption Hurdles, Accepting Proposed TSCA Changes, and Coming to Terms with Chemical Bans" as part of a panel discussion at 3:55 p.m. on April 29th at the Chemical Products Liability and Environmental Litigation Conference in Chicago.
Chemical Products Liability and Environmental Litigation conference is an essential defense forum that will educate both in-house and outside counsel on the leading trends in chemical products litigation and emerging developments in science and technology to keep them ahead of the curve in the chemical and consumer products industries. Participants will be informed about pitfalls to avoid in chemical products cases, as well as provided with defense strategies that will insure the best possible position when going to trial. This conference will allow the opportunity to network with top outside counsel, 11 federal and state court judges, as well as experts from ConocoPhillips, Dow AgroSciences, Dow Chemical Co., DuPont, ExxonMobil, Georgia Gulf Corporation, LyondellBasell Industries, PPG, Praxair, Shell Oil, Solvay North America, and others.
Presentation Agenda:
- Predicting the future landscape based on the Supreme Court and the new administration’s changes to federal preemption rules
- Looking at Riegel and Levine
- Using recent Supreme Court holdings to your advantage
- Examining the changes proposed to TSCA and the potential impact on the chemical producer and products manufacturer community
- Proactively developing a strategic plan to address the trend to implement an outright ban on chemicals rather than responsible regulation of them
- Dissecting the CPSC’s increased scrutiny of the chemical industry over the past year
- Gearing up for big changes: studying California’s Proposition 65 labeling requirements for products containing chemicals known to be carcinogenic or cause reproductive toxicity
- Impacts on the chemical industry and chemical products manufacturers nationwide
- Interplay between the California Proposition 65 and litigation on a national scale
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