by | Aug 24, 2017 | Asbestos, Insurance
Nearly 14 years ago, ITT Corp. filed a lawsuit alleging that a group of insurers are obligated to cover ITT’s legal costs and expenses in numerous asbestos lawsuits filed against the company. The company is seeking nearly $1 billion in coverage for the claims...
by | Aug 23, 2017 | Community Involvement
Congratulations to CMBG3 Law’s Paige Cleary, who will run the Disney Half Marathon on January 7, 2018 as a member of and fundraiser for the American Association For Cancer Research Foundation (AACR) charitable organization. AACR supports the groundbreaking work of...
by | Aug 22, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
Yesterday, a California jury returned a verdict against Johnson & Johnson in the amount of $417 million, ending a four week bellweather trial that marks the first case tried to verdict against Johnson & Johnson in which it was alleged that the company’s...
by | Aug 16, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
As CMBG3 reported earlier this year, the first California case (Eva Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson, number BC628228, in the Superior Court of California for Los Angeles County) against Johnson & Johnson regarding allegations of ovarian cancer caused by talcum...
by | Aug 15, 2017 | Environmental
On August 8, 2017, a split D.C. Circuit Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot use the Clean Air Act to try to force companies to use alternatives for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in various products. The ruling is being heralded as a victory...
by | Aug 8, 2017 | Asbestos, Insurance
In a recent decision by the Pennsylvania Federal Court involving a coverage dispute between two insurance carriers over underlying asbestos suits, U.S. District Judge Berle M. Schiller ordered that internal documents must be turned over despite arguments that they are...
by | Aug 4, 2017 | Lead, Toxic Tort
On July 28, 2017, the Sixth Circuit court revived two class action lawsuits regarding lead-contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan, finding that the Safe Drinking Water Act does not preempt the lawsuits from proceeding. The two lawsuits, Boler v. Earley and...
by | Jul 31, 2017 | Community Involvement
Congratulations to CMBG3’s John Gardella, who completed the Boston triathlon on July 30, 2017. Much of the proceeds raised through the event registration fees went to support the Boston Medical Center; however, John’s participation also provided a...
by | Jul 27, 2017 | Community Involvement
Congratulations to CMBG3’s Brendan Gaughan on obtaining a defense verdict in a pro bono criminal court case involving a charge of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, which constitutes a felony in Massachusetts. Despite damaging evidence introduced by the...
by | Jul 24, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
On July 14, 2017, the New Jersey federal court ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in its effort to block a class action filing based on claims that the company failed to disclose the alleged ovarian cancer risks of its talcum powder product. The ruling is a...
