Legal Resources
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...
Green New Deal: Climate Legislation or Empty Promises?
With sweeping declarations identifying a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create thousands of high-paying jobs, the proposed Green New Deal superficially appears to be the climate legislation that green advocates have been waiting for. However, upon closer...
PFAS Bill Makes Its Way Through Vermont Legislature
In January 2020, a PFAS bill was introduced in the Vermont Senate ("An Act Relating To Restrictions On Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Other Chemicals of Concern In Consumer Products") that would significantly impact the sale of certain...
COVID Waiver Not Waving Goodbye To Lawsuits
During the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are moving towards a “new normal” in dealing with customers. We’ve all had experiences like this: When you walk into a business, you are greeted by a masked employee. You are asked to sanitize your hands. Signs are posted...
EPA’s Asbestos Problem: Pending Litigation and Draft Risk Evaluation
Multiple States’ Attorneys General and asbestos advocacy groups are suing EPA in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California[1]. The plaintiffs are seeking judicial intervention concerning EPA “arbitrary and capricious” decision to deny states’...