by | Sep 21, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
In June of 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued two rulings, both of which addressed whether plaintiffs can bring lawsuits in states in which the plaintiffs and defendants have little or no connection. The Supreme Court’s rulings made it clear that in cases...
by | Sep 18, 2017 | Asbestos, Insurance
CMBG3 Law previously reported on an August 18, 2017 ruling by the Fifth Circuit appellate court, in which the court held that excess insurer U.S. Fire Insurance was not required to pay $2.5 million to primary carrier Trinity Lloyd’s Insurance Co. (“Trinity”) to cover...
by | Sep 16, 2017 | Lead, Toxic Tort
Last week, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that three lawsuits against Michigan’s environmental officials over Flint’s lead-tainted water must be litigated in the state court and not the federal court. At the heart of the appeal was whether the officials were...
by | Sep 12, 2017 | Lead, Toxic Tort
Boston area schools started a new school year recently and two organizations took steps to ensure that parents were made aware of steps that they could take to reduce the likelihood that their children would ingest lead particles from drinking water sources. As part...
by | Sep 7, 2017 | Community Involvement
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey and the devastation that Texas suffered a few days ago, CMBG3 Law answered the call of those in need by sending over 5,000 baby products to Texas for distribution to emergency shelters, as well as by sending donations to a Texas animal...
by | Sep 6, 2017 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
A common refrain from plaintiffs’ experts in the asbestos litigation is that “each and every exposure” to asbestos fibers was a substantial contributing cause of a plaintiff’s asbestos-related disease. Under this theory, it makes no difference whether a plaintiff was...
by | Aug 31, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
New Jersey was one of the first states to establish a multidistrict litigation (MDL) docket for thousands of pending ovarian and uterine cancer claims against Johnson & Johnson for the company’s talcum powder products. Last week, a number of plaintiffs on the New...
by | Aug 30, 2017 | Asbestos, Insurance
On August 18, 2017, a three judge panel of the Fifth Circuit appellate court reversed a lower court’s finding that excess insurer U.S. Fire Insurance was required to pay $2.5 million to primary carrier Trinity Lloyd’s Insurance Co. to cover the defense costs of a...
by | Aug 28, 2017 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
In two separate instances recently, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts continued to show that it will not show leniency towards individuals and companies alike over failure to comply with existing asbestos regulations. In the first instance, the Massachusetts...
by | Aug 25, 2017 | Lead, Toxic Tort
Yesterday, paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams Co. and two former lead pigment makers (ConAgra Grocery Products and NL Industries) argued to a California appellate court that a trial court’s ruling of $1.15 billion against the companies should be reversed. The...
