As our firm's December charitable initiative, CMBG3 team members participated in a holiday gift drive that supported children in foster care due to abuse or neglect of their caregivers. Each child created a wish list of two or three items, typically an article of...
On December 6, 2021, California approved the listing of PFOS, one of the more prominent chemicals in the PFAS class, as a carcinogen under the California Proposition 65 ("Prop 65") laws. Prop 65 and PFOS have a history of prior regulatory steps; however, the...
In a previous article, we examined the EPA's recent findings with respect to two types of PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) and their effects on human health. We predicted that the scientific findings that the EPA submitted to the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) will lead to...
On November, 2021, Pennsylvania officially publishes PFAS soil standards for cleanup processes in the state. It is important to note that the soil concentrations would not create liability standards, at least not explicitly. Instead, the standards aim to be guidelines...
Congratulations to Kendra Bergeron, Jeniffer Carson, John Gardella, Brendan Gaughan, and Bryna Misiura for being named to the 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list. In addition, Eric Robbie was named to the 2021 Massachusetts Rising Star list. Super Lawyers, a Thomson...
For the past two years, CMBG3 has supported the efforts of School on Wheels in Massachusetts, which fights to provide children in need or affected by homelessness with the necessary basics for their education. The firm donated to the organization this year to support...
Jeniffer Carson was recently selected as one of Boston Magazine's few Top Lawyer's of 2021, specifically in the area of Civil Litigation / Defense. This is Boston Magazine's inaugural listing of Top Lawyers, and the list was compiled by sending invitations to select...
On November 18, 2021, the Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act ("Act") was introduced in the Senate and House, which proposes a PFAS ban for food packaging in the United States. The bill, while incredibly brief, would accelerate efforts already underway by the food...
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ("Act"), a sweeping $1.2 trillion piece of legislation that advances some of President Biden's campaign promises into action. One component of the legislation is $10...
For many years, the question of the EPA PFAS drinking water limits centered on "when will the EPA set binding limits for PFAS in drinking water?" With the EPA's introduction of the PFAS Strategic Roadmap in October 2022, the question shifted away from "when" to "what...