Legal Resources
Prop 65 Warning For Weed Killer Remains Barred
CMBG3 Law previously reported on the California federal court's ruling that Monsanto would not have to provide a warning that its Roundup weed killer contained glysophate. The court ruled that requiring such a warning could lead to consumer confusion, as a consumer...
California Supreme Court to Review All-Sums Insurance Allocation
The California Supreme Court granted review of Montrose Chemical Corporation of California v. Superior Court, 14 Cal.App.5th 1306 (2017) (Montrose II). In reviewing this case, the court has the opportunity to clarify or establish new precedent regarding...
Prop 65 Levels For Lead In Drinking Water Will Remain Unchanged
CMBG3 Law previously reported on Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation's (Mateel), an environmental watch group, efforts to urge the California Appeals Court to Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to repeal the regulatory limit of .05 micrograms...
Mistrial In Talc Related Mesothelioma Trial In California
Two weeks ago, CMBG3 Law reported on a case that began trial in California in which it was alleged that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder contained asbestos-contaminated talc, which led to the development of plaintiffs' mesothelioma. Yesterday, a mistrial was...
SCOTUS Urged To Decide Split In Courts For Environmental Case
In 1984, the United States Supreme Court in Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., determined that, “where legislative delegation to [an] agency on particular question is implicit rather than explicit, [a] court may not substitute its...
Pet Food Contains Lead, Arsenic, and Mercury, Plaintiff Says
A plaintiff in a Massachusetts federal putative class action case alleges that Champion Petfood's Acana and Orijen brands of pet food are tainted with mercury, lead and arsenic and are harmful to pets. Plaintiff Lisa Slawsby alleges that her rescue dog recently became...
Lowe’s Discontinues Paint Products With Cancer Causing Chemicals
Last week, Lowe's became one of the first companies to phase out all products, including paints and paint thinners, that contain the chemicals methylene chloride or N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) that activists have claimed cause brain cancer and can lead to death. By the...
Talc Related Mesothelioma Trial Begins in California
CMBG3 Law previously reported on four trials that have taken place in which it was alleged that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder contained asbestos-contaminated talc, which led to the development of plaintiffs' mesothelioma. Three of the cases have seen verdicts...
Prop 65 Warning Required For ANY Lead In Product, Group Tells Court
California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (commonly referred to as “Proposition 65” or “Prop 65”) was passed with the intention of providing consumers with information regarding cancer-causing agents in products that would allow consumers to...
Mistrial In Fourth Talc Mesothelioma Trial
CMBG3 Law previously reported on the fourth trial that has taken place in which it was alleged that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder contained asbestos-contaminated talc, which led to the development of plaintiff's mesothelioma (Antoine Bostic v. Johnson &...
Third Talc Mesothelioma Verdict: $25.7 Million Award
CMBG3 Law previously reported on the first three cases in which it was alleged that asbestos-contaminated talc products caused plaintiffs' mesothelioma. The first such trial was in California and resulted in a defense verdict. The second case took place in New Jersey...
Fourth Talc Mesothelioma Case Goes To Trial
CMBG3 Law previously reported on the first three cases in which it was alleged that asbestos-contaminated talc products caused plaintiffs' mesothelioma. The first such trial was in California and resulted in a defense verdict. The second case took place in New Jersey...