by John Gardella | Aug 31, 2020 | Environmental, PFAS, Toxic Tort
Environmental watch groups, legislators, the media, and litigators have all squarely focused on PFAS contamination in one primary source – water. More specifically, drinking water. Environmental groups test local water supplies and report PFAS counts,...
by John Gardella | Aug 26, 2020 | Environmental, PFAS, Toxic Tort
On Monday, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler stated during an interview with The USA Today Network that a manufacturer of various PFAS should switch its production to “newer, less dangerous” forms of PFAS, including the GenX class of PFAS. The statement...
by John Gardella | Aug 26, 2020 | Community Involvement
CMBG3 recognizes and honors Women’s Equality Day, and the courageous and hard-fought efforts that suffragists undertook over 150 years in order to give all women in this country the right to vote via the 19th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This...
by Clifford V. Pascarella, II | Aug 26, 2020 | Environmental, Toxic Tort
A new toxic tort lawsuit was recently filed against a railroad company in Houston, Texas. Plaintiffs allege that the coal tar used by the railroad between 1950 and 1985 contained creosote that contaminated the air and ground of the railroad property and plaintiffs’...
by John Gardella | Aug 24, 2020 | Environmental, PFAS, Toxic Tort
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC) is holding a public consultation on its proposal to regulate plant fiber-based food packaging containing PFAS as a Priority Product under the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) regulations. Under the...