Kaitlyn R Maxwell

Kaitlyn R. Maxwell focuses her practice on environmental litigation. She advises clients on regulatory compliance issues and represents clients in litigation in state and federal courts. Her work includes litigation of major contamination cases under the hazardous waste and Superfund laws. Kaitlyn also advises clients in transactions involving the sale of contaminated real property.

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PFAS Solution Moving Through Congress on Must-Pass Defense Bill

By Steven Barringer, Kaitlyn R Maxwell & Bernadette M. Rappold on July 15, 2019

Posted in CERCLA, Emerging Contaminants, Environment, Federal Regulation, GT Alert, PFAS, Policy, Regulatory, Safe Drinking Water Act, Substance, TSCA, Washington, D.C., Water

PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been under scrutiny on both sides of the Capitol in recent months, and the Senate made significant headway in late June in reaching consensus…
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FDA Findings on PFAS Chemicals in U.S. Food and Drinking Water Supply

By Steven Barringer, Bernadette M. Rappold & Kaitlyn R Maxwell on June 6, 2019

Posted in CERCLA, Clean Water Act, Emerging Contaminants, Environment, EPA, Federal Drug Administration (FDA), New Jersey, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, Washington, D.C.

This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed it had conducted a study finding that certain types of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have entered American food and…
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A Busy Time for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – More PFAS Action and NRD Lawsuits

By Kaitlyn R Maxwell & Bernadette M. Rappold on April 11, 2019

Posted in Emerging Contaminants, Environment, New Jersey, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, State & Local, Washington, D.C., Water

On April 1, 2019, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) proposed drinking water standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) that are significantly more stringent than…
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EPA Announces “Most Comprehensive Cross-Agency Action Plan for a Chemical of Concern” in History of EPA for PFAS

By Kaitlyn R Maxwell on February 14, 2019

Posted in Emerging Contaminants, EPA, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, Safe Drinking Water Act, Toxic Tort, Washington, D.C.

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced from Region 3 in Philadelphia, what EPA is describing as the most comprehensive cross-agency action plan for a chemical…
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Court Weighs In on Natural Gas Operations in the Marcellus Shale

By Kaitlyn R Maxwell on June 15, 2018

Posted in Court Cases, Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued two decisions on June 1 relating to the operation of natural gas wells in Pennsylvania. This article focuses on one of those decisions: Gorsline …
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EPA Concludes Glyphosate is Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans

By Frank Citera & Kaitlyn R Maxwell on January 2, 2018

Posted in Chemicals, EPA, Federal, Glyphosate, Washington, D.C.

EPA concluded in draft risk assessments that a widely used herbicide in the United States that controls weeds and grasses— glyphosate—is “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans.” Importantly, the …
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Does CERCLA Preempt State Medical Monitoring Claims?

By Kaitlyn R Maxwell on November 17, 2017

Posted in Articles, CERCLA, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C.

An appeal pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit asks whether CERCLA preempts state law claims for medical monitoring in Giovanni v. U.S. Department of the…
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The Margate Dune Project, Cooperative Federalism, and Problems of Litigation Procedure

By Kaitlyn R Maxwell on August 17, 2017

Posted in Climate Change, Court Cases, DEP, Environment, Executive Order, Federal, Infrastructure, Litigation, New Jersey, State & Local, Washington, D.C.

The current federal administration has expressed a desire to defer largely to states through principles of cooperative federalism. A recent case involving the dune construction in Margate, New Jersey, offers…
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Perfluorinated Chemicals – Drinking Water & Fast Food Packaging

By Kaitlyn R Maxwell & Frank Citera on April 27, 2017

Posted in Chemicals, Washington, D.C., Water

Manufacturers, users, and distributors of PFOS and PFOA have faced litigation across the United States by plaintiffs alleging contamination of drinking water. The claims range from personal injury to diminution…
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Court Weighs In on the ERA After ‘Robinson Township’

By Kaitlyn R Maxwell on August 24, 2016

Posted in Court Cases, Natural Resources, Pennsylvania, State & Local, Washington, D.C.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently denied a petition seeking declaratory and mandamus relief to require the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and a group of executive government officials to regulate…
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