On October 28, 2022, a PFAS consumer fraud class action lawsuit was filed in Washington against REI over alleged PFAS content in various articles of waterproof clothing sold by the company. The REI PFAS consumer fraud lawsuit is but the latest in a growing line of...
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California PFAS Lawsuit Could Be Biggest State PFAS Lawsuit To Date
On November 10, 2022, California's Attorney general filed a lawsuit against over a dozen companies seeking damages for PFAS pollution to the environment throughout the state. While the Complaint seeks damages from pollution related to only seven of the thousands of...
CERCLA PFAS Comment Period Closes
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, so the EPA will now undertake a review of the...
EPA’s Contaminant List Includes All PFAS
We previously reported on the EPA's announcement for its Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5), which contemplated listing all PFAS as an entire class on the Contaminant List. On October 28, 2022, the EPA issued its prepublication version of the final CCL 5...
Mike Simons Represents CMBG3 Law At Wily Career Fair
On November 3, 2022, Michael Simons attended the Wily Career Fair at Simmons College on behalf of CMBG3 Law. The Wily Network partners with college students in the greater Boston area who are working towards their degrees without emotional or financial support from...
John Gardella Invited PFAS Speaker At IADC Executive Committee Event
On Wednesday, November 16 at 12pm Central, the IADC's Insurance Executives committee will hold its latest Executive Forum call. The call will also be open to the Insurance and Reinsurance, Environmental and Energy Law, and the Toxic and Hazardous Substances...
Whitney Barrows To Provide Opening Remarks At DRI Asbestos Medicine
CMBG3 Law's Whitney Barrows will be at the DRI Asbestos Medicine Conference in San Diego from November 2 through November 4, 2022, and had the honor of being asked to provide opening remarks and introduce the speakers for the Young Lawyers' Sessions on Thursday,...
CMBG3 Law Sponsors and Will Attend New England Council Annual Celebration
We are proud to sponsor and attend the New England Council's Annual Celebration on November 7, 2022 at the Omni Hotel in the Seaport District of Boston. The gala will honor and celebrate several New Englanders who have significantly impacted the region over the course...
CMBG3 Law To Attend City Year Women’s Leadership Breakfast
On November 4, 2022, CMBG3 Law's Daria Afshar will attend the City Year Women's Leadership Breakfast 2022, at which newly appointed Superintendent of Boston Public Schools, Mary Skipper, will speak. Superintendent Skipper will join City Year's Executive Director,...
John Gardella To Speak At Perrin PFAS Webinar
On November 30, 2022, John Gardella will speak at Perrin's incredibly timely virtual event entitled "One Year Since EPA's PFAS Roadmap - Updates and Preparation for 2023." This free CLE webinar will take place from 2:00 - 3:30pm ET. John and his fellow panelists will...










