Toxic Tort

San Francisco Court Strikes Down Soda Warning Labels Ordinance

San Francisco Court Strikes Down Soda Warning Labels Ordinance

The Ninth Circuit Court in California struck down a San Francisco ordinance mandating health warnings on ads for sugary drinks, finding that the city’s law violated the First Amendment by chilling the beverage industry’s right to free speech. The 11 judges said in a...

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Glyphosate Contaminated Food Products – the Next Wave?

Glyphosate Contaminated Food Products – the Next Wave?

Since its inception, CMBG3 has been following the emergence what we predicted will be one of the next big waves of litigation in the toxic torts world – the chemical, glyphosate. Now, on the heels of a California jury awarding a plaintiff $289 million in damages in...

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Luis Barba Wins Oral Argument For MSJ in California

Luis Barba Wins Oral Argument For MSJ in California

Luis Barba of CMBG3’s Orange County office successfully argued a motion for summary judgment on behalf of one of our clients in the asbestos litigation, asserting that the plaintiffs had failed to establish through admissible evidence that CMBG3’s client had caused...

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EPA Targets Lead In Cosmetics and Consumer Products

EPA Targets Lead In Cosmetics and Consumer Products

The EPA recently released the Federal Lead Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts, which primarily seeks to reduce exposure from paint, drinking water, soil and emissions. Limiting exposure through cosmetics and consumer...

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San Francisco Asks Court To Uphold Soda Warning Labels

San Francisco Asks Court To Uphold Soda Warning Labels

On Tuesday, an 11 judge en banc panel in the Ninth Circuit court in California heard argument as to whether a prior three-judge Ninth Circuit panel erred in blocking a San Francisco ordinance requiring health warnings on sugary drinks. Under the ordinance, the warning...

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First Glysophate Trial Ends With Plaintiff’s Verdict

First Glysophate Trial Ends With Plaintiff’s Verdict

CMBG3 Law previously reported on the start of the first trial in the country in which allegations that glysophate in Monsanto's Roundup and Ranger Pro weed killers cause cancer are being presented to the jury. CMBG3's Matt Lite has brought you the latest from this...

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Week 4 Updates From First Glysophate Trial In California

Week 4 Updates From First Glysophate Trial In California

CMBG3 Law previously reported on the start of the first trial in the country in which allegations that glysophate in Monsanto's Roundup and Ranger Pro weed killers cause cancer are being presented to the jury. Last week concluded the third week of trial and CMBG3's...

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