by | Jul 19, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
CMBG3 previously reported on the first talcum powder ovarian cancer case in California that is anticipated to start trial today. Last week, the Court heard arguments on various pre-trial motions and on Thursday, ordered the parties to start jury selection on Friday....
by | Jul 18, 2017 | Environmental
In June of 2017, the Massachusetts Appeals Court addressed the scope of authority of the Wetlands Protection Act (WPA) over commercial fishing using hydraulic dredging methods. In addition, the Court addressed whether a town by-law prohibiting hydraulic dredging with...
by | Jul 17, 2017 | Lead, Toxic Tort
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded Lead-Based Hazard Control grants to states to assist with the financial burden of deleading homes in the states’ housing stocks. As part of the grants, New Hampshire received $5.8...
by | Jul 10, 2017 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office recently obtained a preliminary injunction against Clean Air Environmental, Inc. for alleged violations related to the abatement, storage, and disposal of asbestos waste. In June, the Attorney General’s Office...
by | Jul 7, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
On February 24, 2016, the first jury verdict in a talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuit returned in favor of the plaintiff, Jacqueline Fox. The Missouri jury awarded the plaintiff $72 million in damages. Johnson & Johnson, who the jury found liable for the...
by | Jul 6, 2017 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) fined developer Peninsula Home Builders, Inc. $98,150 for various asbestos violations found at a residential renovation project in Brookline, Massachusetts. MassDEP discovered the violations after...
by | Jul 5, 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 | Jun 30, 2017 | Environmental
In June 2017, a New Hampshire-based recycling and renewable energy company, its manager, and its operator were sued by the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for allegedly damaging protected wetland resources, illegally transporting and storing...
by | Jun 22, 2017 | Lead, Toxic Tort
On June 15, 2017, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) issued a report in which they found “detectable” levels of lead in twenty percent of 2,164 samples of baby food that were tested. Lead samples were most commonly found in fruit juices, root vegetables...
by | May 26, 2017 | Community Involvement
The Lawyers Have Heart 5K is a road race and summer celebration held annually to support the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association in their mission to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Now in its 10th year, the race...
