Second Lawsuit Challenges Oregon Packaging EPR Law; Class Action Targets Non-NAW Producers

On June 25, 2026 Lollicup USA, a subsidiary of publicly traded Karat Packaging, filed a putative class action against Oregon DEQ Director Leah Feldon in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, seeking to represent producers not covered by the February 6, 2026 NAW preliminary injunction. The complaint pleads only the dormant Commerce Clause and Fourteenth Amendment due process theories the court credited in NAW v. Feldon. The program remains in effect; non-NAW producers remain fully subject to Oregon DEQ enforcement unless and until a class is certified and relief is granted. This suit is separate from the NAW v. Feldon bench trial, which was held July 13-17, 2026; a ruling in that case is expected by the end of August 2026. Source: Packaging Dive (June 27, 2026); Plastics News; National Law Review; Arnold and Porter (June 2026).