by | Jan 8, 2019 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
Luis Barba of CMBG3’s Orange County office successfully argued a motion for summary judgment on behalf of one of our clients in the asbestos litigation, asserting that the plaintiffs had failed to establish through admissible evidence that CMBG3’s client had caused...
by | Jan 4, 2019 | Lead, Toxic Tort
The EPA recently released the Federal Lead Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts, which primarily seeks to reduce exposure from paint, drinking water, soil and emissions. Limiting exposure through cosmetics and consumer...
by | Jan 3, 2019 | Prop 65
Earlier this year, California’s Proposition 65 (California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) made national news because of litigation over whether your morning cup of coffee needed to come with a warning about cancer and reproductive...
by | Dec 31, 2018 | Asbestos
Gilliam Stewart of CMBG3’s San Francisco office successfully argued a motion for summary judgment on behalf of one of our clients in the asbestos litigation, asserting that the decedent’s heirs’ action was time-barred under the applicable one-year statute of...
by | Dec 11, 2018 | Community Involvement
This holiday season, the Clarendon Group, which manages the building in which CMBG3’s Boston office is located, spearheaded a holiday gift drive for children in need in Massachusetts. The drive asked tenants to pledge to support children served by...
by | Dec 11, 2018 | Insurance
The Massachusetts Superior Court ruled that an insurer who agrees to defend without a reservation of rights[1] may select defense counsel and control the defense of covered lawsuits. This ruling is consistent with Massachusetts precedent and reinforces limiting...
by | Dec 10, 2018 | Real Estate
More than two years ago, we reported on Massachusetts voters legalizing the use of recreational marijuana by adults 21 and older, and recently history was made as the state marked the launch of its first recreational marijuana dispensaries. Two medical marijuana...
by | Sep 27, 2018 | Toxic Tort
On Tuesday, an 11 judge en banc panel in the Ninth Circuit court in California heard argument as to whether a prior three-judge Ninth Circuit panel erred in blocking a San Francisco ordinance requiring health warnings on sugary drinks. Under the ordinance, the warning...
by | Sep 20, 2018 | Toxic Tort
Since its inception, CMBG3 has been following the emergence what we predicted will be one of the next big waves of litigation in the toxic torts world – the chemical, glysophate. Now, on the heels of a California jury awarding a plaintiff $289 million in damages...
by | Aug 14, 2018 | Toxic Tort
CMBG3 Law previously reported on the start of the first trial in the country in which allegations that glysophate in Monsanto’s Roundup and Ranger Pro weed killers cause cancer are being presented to the jury. CMBG3’s Matt Lite has brought you the latest...