On Sunday, February 11, 2024, Madison Sarka, Whitney Barrows, Veronica Lee and James Strong participated in an organized walk event in Boston named Winter Walk that is held every year to support several wonderful local charitable organizations that aim to end...
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Connecticut PFAS Lawsuits Reflect Growing Trend
In April 2023, we wrote regarding the state of Maine's unique approach to litigating seeking costs for remediation for PFAS in the state's environment. Maine was the first state to bring two such lawsuits - one related to AFFF pollution allegations and one for PFAS...
Congratulations To Amaran Toppa On NEC Committee Appointment
CMBG3 Law is a member of the New England Council (NEC), a group of company executives that was established over 100 years ago with the stated purpose to foster economic growth and collaboration between companies in the region. The NEC also seeks to encourage and...
PFAS MDL Settlements: Red Herrings For Downstream Companies
Leading up to the aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) MDL litigation bellwether trial in June 2023, questions circulated regularly about the end game for the water utilities that had filed lawsuits alleging PFAS contamination to drinking water. With several hundred...
Congratulations To Super Lawyer Christine Calareso
Congratulations to CMBG3’s California Partner Christine Calareso on being named a 2023 California Super Lawyer! This honors are reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in California receive the Super Lawyer distinction. We...
EPA PFAS Air Testing Methods Signals Step Towards Emissions Standards
EPA PFAS air testing method standards were recently published by the EPA to measure substances such as PFAS in air emissions. The new standard is not only applicable to PFAS and is broader in reach; however, it would apply to PFAS. While the EPA previously issued...
John Gardella Recognized As Top 20 Environmental Litigator In Massachusetts
Congratulations to Attorney John Gardella for being named one of the 20 Go To Lawyers for Environmental Law in 2023 by Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly, which recognizes litigation leaders in the Massachusetts community in various practice areas. John has two decades of...
John Gardella Interviewed On PFAS By New Lede Publication
Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Shannon Kelleher, contributing writer for The Guardian and The New Lede publication, for her article regarding the recent Hardwick decision out of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that overturned a massive class...
CMBG3 Trial Team Successfully Defends NYCAL Asbestos / Talc Case At Trial
At the end of 2023, CMBG3 proceeded to trial for a manufacturing client in an industrial talc contamination case in the New York City Asbestos Litigation (“NYCAL”). Four weeks into the trial against one of the strongest plaintiff-side trial teams in the country, the...
CMBG3 Volunteers Time To Community For Holiday Season
In December 2023, the CMBG3 Cares program organized or supported two major events in the community that supported children in foster care and families in need of food during the holiday season. In early December, CMBG3 team members participated in a holiday gift drive...








