Legal Resources
Law360 Interviews John Gardella On PFAS Litigation
In writer Emily Field's recent article, What To Know About the Growing PFAS Litigation, published in Law360 on February 24, 2022, John Gardella was extensively quoted for his insights regarding PFAS litigation, significant regulatory actions coming in the near future...
PFAS Moratorium In MA: Could Business Growth Be Impacted?
On January 27, 2022, a unique PFAS-related bill was introduced in the Massachusetts Senate entitled "An Act establishing a moratorium on the procurement of structures or activities generating PFAS emissions" (S.2655). The bill seeks to require the Massachusetts...
PFAS and Cosmetics: Another Lawsuit, Another ESG Lesson
PFAS and cosmetics is a topic that saw increased scrutiny from the scientific community, legislature, and the media in 2021. As we predicted in early 2021, the increased attention on the industry presented significant risks to the cosmetics industry, and our...
Super Bowl Ads and Greenwashing: Critics Quick To Attack
Over 112 million people tuned in on Super Bowl Sunday to watch the NFL championship game, many of them also (or even exclusively) to watch the commercials that aired throughout the night. Even the casual viewer likely noticed almost ten different commercials that...
PFAS Ban For Cosmetics Proposed In Two States
On February 18, 2022, a bill was introduced in California that would ban the sale in California of any cosmetics and personal care products that contain any type of PFAS. Concurrently, a similar bill is making its way through the Washington state legislative process,...
Environmental Justice Groups Push Back On California Plan
Environmental justice groups are asking the EPA to, for the first time, reject a state implementation plan (SIP) pertaining to pollutants - in this instance, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) - due solely to environmental justice reasons. More specifically, the request...
Environmental Justice Issues At Play In Utah Rail Project
On February 11, 2022, several conservation groups filed a Petition challenging the federal government's approval of a rail line that would link the national rail network to oil and gas resources in Utah and Colorado. While many of the groups' arguments focus on...
PFAS Products Ban Closer To Reality In Minnesota
In the latest state-level legislative action aimed at addressing PFAS concerns of citizens, Minnesota joined the fray by introducing three bills that, if enacted, would lead to a PFAS products ban for certain consumer goods. Some states, such as New York and Maine,...
Restaurant Greenwashing: Diners Beware or Industry Beware?
In June 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed in California in which restaurant greenwashing was alleged due to sustainability statements made on Red Lobster's menus. Now, Red Lobster has filed pleadings with the court seeking to have the case dismissed, arguing that...
New York PFAS Products Bill Has Broad Implications
In August 2021, we wrote about a first-of-its-kind law introduced in Maine that banned intentionally added PFAS from any products sold in the state of Maine. Now, a New York PFAS products bill aims to mimic the Maine law and implement a ban on intentionally added PFAS...
John Gardella To Speak On Environmental Justice Webinar
Join CMBG3 Law's John Gardella on Thursday, February 24th, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST for the webinar The Environmental Justice Movement: Turning Concepts into Actions, hosted by the Antea Group. Low-income, minority, tribal, and indigenous communities are more likely to be...
PFAS In Consumer Products: False Positives Mean Compliance Wrinkle
A study published in the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry on January 11, 2022 detailed how current methods of testing for certain volatile PFAS may be resulting in abnormally high false positives. The article, Mass-Labeled Flourotelomer Alcohol...