Legal Resources
PFAS Levels In NH Ignored By Air Force
We recently reported on New Hampshire's legislation that set maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and Ambient Groundwater Quality Standards (AGQS) for four types of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The PFAS levels in NH set by the bill were passed into...
Environmental Law In NJ To Protect Low Income Communities
New Jersey's Governor Murphy recently signed into law S-232, the “toughest” environmental law of its kind in the country, that is aimed at curbing the cumulative environmental and public health impacts in The Garden State. S-232 now requires facilities that meet...
PFAS GenX Study Draws Direct Comparisons With PFOA
A new study regarding the health effects of the much heralded PFAS named "GenX" shows results that compare in some ways to PFOA studies. While testing of GenX toxicity on human health is still in its infancy, the study will nonetheless undoubtedly be used by...
Glyphosate Litigation Takes Criminal Turn
Two name-partners in a plaintiff firm based in Richmond, Virginia were sentenced to one and two year prison terms for pleading guilty to attempting to extort an unnamed chemical company of $200 million. Based on marketing information found on the firm website for...
PFAS EU Companies Facing COVID-19 Supply Impact
On June 15, 2020, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2020/784 that amends current EU legislation restricting the use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The new regulation specifically restricts the use perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related...
PFAS Lawsuit Statute of Limitations Expanded In Michigan
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joins a group of government officials to hire private law firms to pursue PFAS suits on a contingent basis, and Michigan becomes just the second state to extend the PFAS lawsuit statute of limitations. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
CMBG3 Attends MIT Event on Development of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Members of CMBG3’s Government Affairs and Public Relations Practice Group recently attended a presentation hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Collective Intelligence, which featured a virtual panel of vaccine and scientific experts that...
California Wildfire Insurance Plan May Protect Homeowners
After ten years of enormously destructive and increasingly severe fire seasons, the 2020 fire season in California has been the worst one yet. Over the past decade, California has seen 8 of its 10 biggest fires in its history. So far, 3.2 million acres have burned in...
COVID-19 and Youth Sports: Safety and Liability Issues
Over the past few months, many youth sports programs, both scholastic and otherwise, have resumed operations in a world still overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As information on the impact of the virus continues to evolve and change, it is essential that these...
PFAS Lawsuit In New Jersey Provides Sweeping Allegations
On September 11, 2020, the Borough of Hopatcong, New Jersey sued 3M Company for contaminating the municipality’s drinking water with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which fall within a class of over 7,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
CMBG3 Attends Conversation With Canadian Ambassador
CMBG3’s Government Affairs team recently attended a candid conversation with Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman. Ambassador Hillman addressed Canadian relations with the United States and other issues of importance to New England and the entire...
PFAS In Cosmetics Ban Included In California Bill
On August 30, 2020, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 2762, the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act. The bill would ban 12 chemicals, including PFAS, mercury, and endocrine disruptors, from cosmetics and other personal care products made in or sold to the state of...