Legal Resources
Wisconsin PFAS Sampling Requested
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has asked Tyco Fire Products, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, Inc., to expand its sampling of fish for polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This decision was prompted by initial sampling in privately-owned ponds near...
PFAS Filtration Technology Approved In Mansfield, MA
On November 7, 2020, Mansfield, Massachusetts voters approved spending $13.9 million for a new water project. The project is intended to address the town’s excess polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) levels in public wells. Town Manager Kevin Dumas wants to start...
PFAS Consumer Products Regulation: Legislative Update
As 2020 comes to a close and we begin to discuss in earnest the potential impacts of a Biden-Harris administration on U.S. environmental policy, it is important to look at the current and potential PFAS consumer products regulations. While more movement has occurred...
Cheerleading Sexual Abuse Concerns Remain
The USA Gymnastics sexual abuse crisis has been news for several years now. So many claims were filed against USA Gymnastics for its mishandling of abuse claims by Larry Nassar and others that it drove USA Gymnastics into bankruptcy, forcing USA Gymnastics to...
Joint Statement On Hydropower Is Promising Step Forward
Conservation and hydropower representatives issued their Joint Statement of Collaboration on U.S. Hydropower (“Joint Statement”) recently. The dialog that led to the Joint Statement on hydropower started back in 2018 with Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the...
Massachusetts Covid Response Rolls Back Openings
In response to the increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases, Governor Charlie Baker announced several executive orders as forms of “targeted interventions.” We expect the orders will be received by some as an intelligent step to combat the public health concerns, while...
California Water PFAS Lawsuit – An Increasing Trend?
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...
David Goldman and Eric Robbie Win RI Summary Judgment For Client
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...
MA to Provide Small Business Grants to COVID-19 Distressed Businesses
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has made $50.8M in grants available for small businesses, businesses that employed more than 1.5M workers, accounting for more than 45% of the total workforce in Massachusetts. These funds were appropriated in the Governor’s...
Workers Compensation PFAS Claims – Will Subrogation Apply?
Can workers’ compensation carriers bring subrogation actions for payments made to firefighters allegedly made sick from exposure to PFAS? A number of states have adopted statutory presumptions that the cause of firefighters’ cancers is from exposure to a host of...
North Carolina PFAS Lawsuit Alleges Fraud
On October 13, 2020, a significant North Carolina PFAS lawsuit was filed by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed suit against DuPont and Chemours for the discharge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from Fayetteville Works. The complaint alleges...
PFAS In Food Limit Set By Europe – Will The U.S. Follow?
On September 17, 2020, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced the publication of the final version of its latest scientific opinion on the risk to human health from the presence of PFAS in food. The EFSA determined that a tolerable weekly intake (TWI)...