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EPA Decision Regarding Asbestos Expected Soon
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (“Chemical Safety Act”) was signed into law by President Barack Obama in June of 2016 and amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”). The Chemical Safety Act gives the Environmental Protection...
New Jersey Asbestos-Contaminated Talc Trial Begins
Johnson & Johnson began trial in their “home” court in New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County, last Monday in the latest case to go to trial in the ongoing talcum powder litigation (Lanzo v. Cyprus Amex Minerals Co, et al., Docket No. L00738516 in Middlesex...
Asbestos-Contaminated Talc In Childrens’ Cosmetics Prompts Legislation
Yesterday, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI) introduced the Children’s Product Warning Label Act of 2018, which would require all cosmetics marketed to children to contain a warning label that the product has not been evaluated for asbestos contamination unless...
U.S. Attorney For Massachusetts Responds To Federal Marijuana Crack Down
While the commercial marijuana industry looks for more clarity in the crossfires caused by the conflicting federal and state marijuana laws, these state-legal operations will face more scrutiny and uncertainty with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recent revocation of...
Trump Administration’s New Threats Against Marijuana Legalization
A new move from the Trump administration has undermined the efforts of marijuana legal states and caused more confusion surrounding the legalization to sell, buy, cultivate or possess marijuana, which federal law has long prohibited. To solve the disconnect between...
Massachusetts Municipalities Push Back On Marijuana Legalization Laws
Since we last reported on Massachusetts’ legalization of recreational use of marijuana in December 2016, we have closely monitored the challenges faced by the marijuana industry, especially while it remains illegal under federal law. As a result of the legalization of...
Penn Study Points to “Leaner” Nerve Fibers as Evidence for Higher Concussion Susceptibility in Women
Single Occurrence Ruling Upheld in Illinois – Long Term Impact To Be Determined
Asbestos litigation in the United States is financed primarily through general liability insurance policies issued through the mid-to-late 1900s. Language within the policies defines an insurer’s right and duty to defend and indemnify an insured entity up to the...
Missouri Court Re-Opens Flood Gates To Talc Litigation
As CMBG3 Law recently reported, a Missouri jury in May 2017 returned a $110 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a talcum powder ovarian cancer case. The plaintiff, Louis Slemp, argued that her daily use of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder products and...
Defense Verdict In California’s First Asbestos-Contaminated Talc Trial
On Thursday, a California jury returned a verdict in favor of Johnson & Johnson and talc supplier Imerys, finding that the companies' products were not unsafe, did not cause the plaintiff's mesothelioma, and that the companies did not fail to warn regarding...
Seta Eskanian and John Gardella Author Cover Story of Claims Magazine
CMBG3 Law's Seta Eskanian and John Gardella were honored to have their article, Navigating the Haze of Marijuana Laws, selected to be the cover story of the November 2017 issue of Claims magazine. Claims is a nationally renowned publication for senior claims managers...
Connecticut Supreme Court Reverses Plaintiff’s Verdict In Asbestos Case
By: Kendra Bergeron, Esq. and Nicholas Blei, Esq. In a unanimous opinion in an asbestos personal injury case, the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed a trial court judgement and granted defendant Wyeth Holdings Corporation’s (“Wyeth”) motion to set aside the verdict...