In August 2020, we flagged the possibility that local water boards in Orange County, California would file a lawsuit alleging that certain PFAS manufacturers were responsible for PFAS contamination found in the local drinking water sources, with possible damages of...
With only fifty days until President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris are sworn into office, the Biden-Harris team continues to work on the many aspects of transition to ensure that change can commence immediately after swearing in. While the...
PFAS limits in bottled water is a subject that has recently seen increased public scrutiny and pressure for federal agencies to act - specifically, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, a December 2019 letter from the FDA to the International Bottled Water...
CMBG3’s Michael Simons is currently representing a couple who, earlier in 2020, made an offer on a home in Rhode Island, which, after negotiations, was ultimately accepted. The couple and the property sellers moved to the Purchase & Sale Agreement stage, at which...
As part of the CMBG3 Cares monthly giving back initiative, the firm made a donation to the Rescue One organization in Springfield, Missouri to help support the incredible work of the group to protect and advocate for animals in shelters and rescue animals from abusive...
In an October 29, 2020 Bloomberg Law article (Dozens of Chlorpyrifos Lawsuits Coming Over Children’s Health), CMBG3 attorney Clifford V. Pascarella II was quoted by the author with respect to ongoing attention that the chemical chlorpyrifos continues to receive in the...
On October 27, 2020, a California water PFAS lawsuit was filed by the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency against several companies, in which it is alleged that the companies are responsible for PFAS water contamination in southern California. It is alleged that the...
A 14 page decision handed down on October 27, 2020 by Justice Alice B. Gibney, Presiding Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court, granted a summary judgment motion briefed and argued by CMBG3 attorneys David Goldman and Eric Robbie on behalf of an equipment...
On October 9, 2020, CMBG3's Brendan Gaughan, Eric Robbie and Tori Paiva participated in the 2nd Annual Take a Swing FORE ALS Golf Tournament in Fall River, MA. Proceeds raised as part of the tournament support the David J. Machado Memorial Fund, which was established...
Congratulations to Jeniffer Carson, Bryna Misiura and John Gardella for being named to the 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list. In addition, Seta Accaoui, Kendra Bergeron, and Eric Robbie were named to the 2020 Massachusetts Rising Star list. Super Lawyers, a...