by | Jun 22, 2018 | Events
CMBG3 Shareholders David A. Goldman and Kendra A. Bergeron took a forward-thinking look at the current state of toxic tort litigation in Rhode Island and the impact of recent decisions on future practice in the state. They presented on this topic at the annual Rhode...
by | Jun 19, 2018 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
In the latest development in the asbestos-contaminated talc litigation, a Michigan lawmaker introduced a bill (Children’s Product Warning Label Act of 2018) to the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to require a warning on children’s cosmetic products...
by | Jun 18, 2018 | Toxic Tort
CMBG3 Law previously reported on Monsanto’s success in the California federal court regarding providing a Prop 65 warning that its Roundup weed killer contains glysophate. The court ruled that requiring such a warning could lead to consumer confusion, as a...
by | Jun 14, 2018 | Prop 65
CMBG3 Law previously reported on the California federal court’s ruling that Monsanto would not have to provide a warning that its Roundup weed killer contained glysophate. The court ruled that requiring such a warning could lead to consumer confusion, as a...
by | Jun 14, 2018 | Appellate Litigation, Insurance
The California Supreme Court granted review of Montrose Chemical Corporation of California v. Superior Court, 14 Cal.App.5th 1306 (2017) (Montrose II). In reviewing this case, the court has the opportunity to clarify or establish new precedent regarding...
by | Jun 12, 2018 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
Two weeks ago, CMBG3 Law reported on a case that began trial in California in which it was alleged that Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder contained asbestos-contaminated talc, which led to the development of plaintiffs’ mesothelioma. Yesterday, a...
by | Jun 12, 2018 | Appellate Litigation, Environmental
In 1984, the United States Supreme Court in Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., determined that, “where legislative delegation to [an] agency on particular question is implicit rather than explicit, [a] court may not substitute its...
by | Jun 7, 2018 | Toxic Tort
A plaintiff in a Massachusetts federal putative class action case alleges that Champion Petfood’s Acana and Orijen brands of pet food are tainted with mercury, lead and arsenic and are harmful to pets. Plaintiff Lisa Slawsby alleges that her rescue dog recently...
by | Jun 5, 2018 | Toxic Tort
Last week, Lowe’s became one of the first companies to phase out all products, including paints and paint thinners, that contain the chemicals methylene chloride or N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) that activists have claimed cause brain cancer and can lead to death....
by | Jun 4, 2018 | Community Involvement
On May 22, 2018, CMBG3 Law team members completed the Lawyers Have Heart 5K, which is held annually in Boston to raise money for the American Heart | Stroke Association. Led by team member Nicholas Blei, every member of the team that participated finished the 5K and...
