We have previously provided numerous updates on key developments out of the AFFF MDL in South Carolina, including the first PFAS MDL bellwether case set for trial on June 5, 2023. In that case, the City of Stuart, Florida will present its case that it should be...
On May 14, 2023, Kidde-Fenwal filed for bankruptcy protection in the Delaware court system, citing the costs of PFAS litigation and liabilities as untenable and substantially exceeding the company's ability to pay. By way of background, Kidde-Fenwal did not...
In January 2022, we wrote regarding the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) intent to update its “Green Guides“, which “…set forth the Federal Trade Commission’s current views about environmental claims. The guides help marketers [and companies] avoid making...
On May 18, 2023 from 11am - 12pm EST, please join CMBG3 Law Shareholder John Gardella and two other members of the Boston bar as they discuss litigation trends for PFAS matters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. During the webinar, entitled "PFAS Litigation Update:...
On May 17, 2023 at 11am EST, please join CMBG3 Law Shareholder John Gardella and Assent's Director of Sustainability, Cally Edgren, on a FREE webinar entitled "The PFAS Puzzle: A 360-View of PFAS' Multidimensional Risks." The webinar will be a dialogue between John...
Please join John Gardella of CMBG3 Law in Quebec on May 10, 2023, when he will speak to PCPC members on emerging contaminants of concern to the cosmetics and beauty industries, and the litigation risks that will stem from those contaminants of concern. For more about...
In February 2023, we wrote regarding a PFAS pollution lawsuit filed by Illinois against manufacturers of PFAS seeking damages for alleged contamination in the state. Within the last month, two other states - Maine and Kentucky - have joined the fray, becoming the...
Last year, we wrote regarding the EPA's efforts to publish a comprehensive PFAS risk assessment for the PFAS chemical PFHxS, which they did in February 2022 in draft form. In April 2022, the EPA finalized its study and also published a draft toxicological review for...
We previously reported on the EPA‘s long-anticipated proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. The public comment period for the CERCLA PFAS proposed rule closed on November 7, 2022, and the EPA is now undertaking a review of the...
On Friday, April 21, 2023, John Gardella will attend and speak at the ABA's Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Spring Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. This year, the conference will focus entirely on PFAS, and the ABA describes the event as follows: "The speakers...