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 1, 2020, the EPA announced the nominees for the approximately 15 additional spots on the TSCA Scientific Advisory Committee on Chemicals (“SACC”). SACC is a group of experts chosen by the EPA to “provide independent scientific advice and recommendations to...
Multiple States’ Attorneys General and asbestos advocacy groups are suing EPA in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California[1]. The plaintiffs are seeking judicial intervention concerning EPA “arbitrary and capricious” decision to deny states’...
Covid-19 has impacted all phases of American life, and the nation’s legal system has certainly not been immune. However, after an initial period of uncertainty, lawyers and court systems across the country have adapted to the situation in order to keep the wheels of...
The word “asbestos” is a term colloquially known as a hazard. Below the surface, though, while the average person knows from television ads that they may be entitled to compensation if they are exposed to asbestos, they almost surely do not know that asbestos is a...
Last week, we reported on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) apparent about-face on its position as to whether it has sufficient information from companies regarding asbestos use in order to determine whether further limitations should be places on the...
On June 30, 2020, the federal government released its Spring Unified Regulatory Agenda (SURA), which provides uniform reporting of data on regulatory and deregulatory activities under development throughout the Federal Government, covering approximately 60...
In asbestos-related litigation involving cases of lung cancer, the question of whether asbestos was a cause in the development of the plaintiff’s lung cancer is nearly always hotly contested. Cancers are caused by mutations that may be inherited, induced by...
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on its Draft Risk Evaluation on Asbestos. Finalizing this assessment is the next step in its evaluation of the risks associated with asbestos, a review it is authorized to do by the Toxic Substances Control...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) promulgated a new rule in April of 2019, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”), requiring EPA review before any discontinued uses of asbestos can be reintroduced into the marketplace. This new rule restricts...