Attorney John Gardella was recently interviewed by Julia John, reporter for Chemical Watch, for her article regarding recent lawsuits against cosmetic industry companies for alleged "greenwashing" of consumers when certain of the companies' products contained PFAS....
David Goldman, Shareholder at CMBG3, will speak on February 9, 2022 at 2:00 pm EST at a virtual event hosted by AM Best. The webinar is titled "The Importance of Field Investigations in Commercial General Liability Claims.” David and his panel of claims experts will...
Congratulations to CMBG3’s California Partners Christine Calareso and Luis Barba on being named 2022 California Super Lawyesr! These honors are reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in California receive the Super Lawyer...
We are pleased to report that Jeniffer A.P. Carson was named to the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Business Roundtable. The "MBR’s mission is to strengthen the state’s economic vitality. MBR engages with public and private leaders to develop public policy...
We have repeatedly predicted that the EPA would seek to have at least two types of PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) designated as "hazardous substances" under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as the Superfund law)....
A recent wave of greenwashing lawsuits against the cosmetics industry drew the attention of many in the corporate, financial and insurance sectors. Attacks on corporate marketing and language used to allegedly deceive consumers will take on a much bigger life in 2022,...
On January 10, 2022, the EPA submitted a plan for a PFAS Superfund designation to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) when it indicated an intent to designate two legacy PFAS - PFOA and PFOS - as "hazardous substances" under the Comprehensive...
For four days in December 2021 and January 2022, the Science Advisory Board (SAB) held hearings on issues related to the EPA's proposals to regulate two legacy PFAS - PFOA and PFOS - in drinking water. The PFAS SAB hearings were observers' first insights into the...
For the second year in a row, Attorney John Gardella was recognized by the National Law Review as a thought leader on the subject of PFAS under the category of Environmental Law. "Every year the National Law Review team selects standout articles and authors from the...
Cosmetics and PFAS is a topic that saw increased scrutiny from the scientific community, legislature, and the media in 2021. As we predicted in early 2021, the increased attention on the industry presented significant risks to the cosmetics industry, and our...