Conference Preview | September 23–25, 2026 | Chicago, Illinois

RHP Risk Management’s Frank Pagone, PhD, CIH will join a multidisciplinary panel at the 2026 National FETTI Annual Conference, taking place September 23–25 at the Union League Club of Chicago. The 32nd annual conference is organized by the National Forum for Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues and focuses on developments affecting environmental claims, toxic tort litigation, regulation, insurance, and risk management.

FETTI’s audience primarily includes insurance professionals, attorneys, and technical consultants who work at the intersection of environmental science, law, coverage, and claims. The conference provides education on emerging environmental and toxic tort issues, continuing education opportunities for insurance representatives and counsel, and a forum for professionals to exchange perspectives on evolving risks.

Dr. Pagone will be joined by Brian D. Gross, Partner at MG+M The Law Firm; Robyn A. Gutheil, Vice President and Senior Claims Expert at Swiss Re; and Jay West, Senior Director of Chemical Products and Technology at the American Chemistry Council. Together, the panelists will provide scientific, regulatory, litigation, and insurance perspectives on developing PFAS issues.

Beyond the Tap: Emerging PFAS Exposure Pathways, Testing, and Risks

The discussion will examine how PFAS concerns are expanding beyond traditional drinking water pathways and how emerging science, testing approaches, and regulatory activity may affect exposure evaluation, environmental claims, litigation, and insurance decisions.

The session will consider a range of potential PFAS exposure pathways, including air emissions, wastewater, biosolids, agricultural uses, consumer products, pesticides, and direct contact. The panel will also address the role of evolving analytical methods and the challenges presented by multi-pathway and multi-source exposure scenarios. By bringing together specialists from different disciplines, the discussion will help attendees better understand how scientific evidence and regulatory developments can inform claims assessment, causation analysis, coverage considerations, and risk-management strategies.

RHP’s PFAS and Human Health Risk Sciences Capabilities

RHP Risk Management’s Human Health Risk Sciences professionals help organizations evaluate complex PFAS questions using exposure science, toxicology, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and quantitative risk assessment. RHP’s multidisciplinary team assesses potential exposure pathways across environmental media, evaluates available toxicological and epidemiological evidence, interprets analytical data, and places results within relevant regulatory and scientific frameworks.

RHP supports manufacturers, insurers, attorneys, and other stakeholders with scientifically sound and defensible analyses for regulatory decision-making, product stewardship, environmental and toxic tort matters, and risk communication. Services may include PFAS exposure and human health risk assessments, literature reviews, data analysis, source and pathway evaluation, review of sampling and analytical approaches, regulatory support, and expert consulting.

Dr. Pagone brings more than 10 years of experience in environmental health and safety consulting, exposure assessment, and risk analysis. His work includes evaluating PFAS exposure pathways across multiple environmental media, reviewing evolving federal and state regulatory frameworks, and communicating PFAS science and risk-assessment issues to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Connect with RHP Risk Management

Conference attendees are invited to attend “Beyond the Tap: Emerging PFAS Exposure Pathways, Testing, and Risks” and connect with Dr. Pagone and RHP Risk Management to discuss PFAS exposure science, human health risk assessment, regulatory developments, or technical support for environmental and toxic tort matters.

Learn more about RHP’s PFAS human health risk assessment capabilities and broader Human Health Risk Sciences services, or contact RHP Risk Management at (866) 481-8188.

Conference details verified September 2, 2026. Source: National Forum for Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues.