by | Feb 8, 2017 | Real Estate
A condominium is a creature of statute and in Massachusetts they are created under the provisions of M.G.L.ch. 183A, making the purchase process much more unique than buying a home. Condominium associations are governed by condominium laws, condominium documents, and...
by | Feb 8, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
In September of 2016, a New Jersey Superior Court judge dismissed the lawsuits of two women who claimed that their use of Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products caused their ovarian cancer. The judge dismissed the lawsuits based on his rejection of plaintiffs’...
by | Feb 2, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
The Los Angeles County Superior Court scheduled its first trial for July 3, 2017 in a case involving a woman who claims that she developed ovarian cancer from the use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower products. The...
by | Feb 2, 2017 | Lead, Toxic Tort
On January 30, 2017, over 1,700 residents and property owners in the Flint, Michigan area filed a lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) concerning the agency’s handling of the high levels of lead found in the area’s water sources....
by | Jan 20, 2017 | Real Estate
The City of Boston has proposed a legislation package consisting of five separate bills concerning landlords and tenants in an attempt to address displacement issues among low-income renters and to combat homelessness. The administration backing Mayor Walsh’s bill...
by | Jan 17, 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 | Jan 12, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
Johnson & Johnson’s motion to delay trial in hundreds of talc-based ovarian cancer cases pending in the 22nd Circuit Court of Missouri was recently denied by appellate Judge Angela T. Quigless. Johnson & Johnson, manufacturer and marketer of numerous...
by | Jan 5, 2017 | Real Estate
Massachusetts voted “yes” on Question 4 to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but not all real estate owners were on board. The law allows for possession of up to ten ounces of marijuana in private residences and cultivation of up to six plants on...
by | Dec 21, 2016 | Events
CMBG3 Law Partner Brendan Gaughan will speak at the Property & Liability Resource Bureau’s (PLRB) National Claims Conference at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on: March 27, 2017 from 10:30am – 11:30am in Room 313 March 28, 2017 from...
