In June 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed in California in which restaurant greenwashing was alleged due to sustainability statements made on Red Lobster's menus. Now, Red Lobster has filed pleadings with the court seeking to have the case dismissed, arguing that...
On March 4, 2022, CMBG3 Law will attend the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's 2022 Pinnacle Awards ceremony, which honors incredible leading women for their outstanding contributions to the workplace and commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the region....
In August 2021, we wrote about a first-of-its-kind law introduced in Maine that banned intentionally added PFAS from any products sold in the state of Maine. Now, a New York PFAS products bill aims to mimic the Maine law and implement a ban on intentionally added PFAS...
February is Black History Month, and in years past, we have highlighted significant figures from Black history that were influential to advancing society in some way. This year, to help our team learn more about less recognized figures in Black history, we set up an...
For the firm's February initiative, CMBG3 was proud to be able to support the Jasmine Grace Outreach's Bags of Hope campaign through donation of dozens of personal care products towards the cause. Jasmine Grace founded Bags of Hope Ministries as a way to reach out to...
Join CMBG3 Law's John Gardella on Thursday, February 24th, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST for the webinar The Environmental Justice Movement: Turning Concepts into Actions, hosted by the Antea Group. Low-income, minority, tribal, and indigenous communities are more likely to be...
A study published in the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry on January 11, 2022 detailed how current methods of testing for certain volatile PFAS may be resulting in abnormally high false positives. The article, Mass-Labeled Flourotelomer Alcohol...
On February 2, 2022, the EPA released its draft Toxicological Review of PFHxA and Related Salts, the latest risk assessment put forth by the EPA for certain types of PFAS. The PFAS risk assessment related to PFHxA is noteworthy because the Reference Dose (RfD)...
John Gardella's recent ESG fashion article entitled "Greenwashing and Fashion Industry: UK's Next Target" was published on our website and the National Law Review. The article was picked up and utilized by The Fashion Law's news site in the article "Greenwashing...
Looking ahead to later in 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to review and 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...