John Gardella was interviewed by reporter Marina Schauffler of the Maine Morning Star for an article on Maine’s efforts to tackle PFAS issues related to the use of AFFF by fire departments throughout the state. Attorney Gardella’s insights related to the legal “Catch-22” that states sometimes face in terms of how aggressively to pursue litigation for remediation costs, which can take years, versus seeking a quick settlement at a discount to ensure that remediation can at least commence.

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CMBG3 Law is following judicial, legislative, administrative, and scientific developments relating to PFAS. We represent companies for PFAS issues in class action lawsuits, state and federal enforcement actions, compliance work, and risk management efforts. More information about the services we can provide, including risk assessments, to ensure your business is ready for any intersection with these substances can be found on our PFAS Litigation page.

Our attorneys have been at the forefront of PFAS issues, including giving presentations as to the future waves of litigation stemming from PFAS issues. For more information, please contact the Chair of our PFAS – Toxic Torts Team, John Gardella.