Judge Denies Navy’s Stay Request Pending Hazardous Substance Determination

Mealey's (December 17, 2019, 12:54 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Department of the Navy’s request for a six-month stay of a consolidated lawsuit pending a determination from the federal government and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania as to whether perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and pefluorooctanic acid (PFOA) are hazardous substances was denied by a federal judge in Pennsylvania on Dec. 16 after he found that the interests of the plaintiffs outweigh those of the Navy (Kristen Giovanni, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Navy, No. 16-4873, Dorothy Palmer, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Navy, No. 17-765, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215446)....