A federal judge blocked Perdue Farms’ attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over PFAS contamination from its Salisbury facility, allowing the case to proceed.BMF Partner Phillip Federico said residents have suffered serious health issues, including kidney and breast cancer,...
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On August 12, 2025, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher ruled that our class action lawsuit against Perdue Farms over PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” contamination near its Salisbury, MD facility can move forward. The ruling clears the way...
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Our latest lawsuit, filed in late July under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), targets Perdue Farms for contaminating Salisbury, Maryland’s drinking water with PFAS linked to cancer and other serious health risks.This case follows a class...
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Ocean City is pursuing every avenue in its ongoing fight to block an offshore wind farm — including one that didn’t appear to exist until last month. At the center of the dispute is whether the state-issued air quality...
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BMF attorney Chase Brockstedt was featured in a WBOC news segment highlighting our firm’s latest lawsuit against Perdue AgriBusiness. We filed the case in federal court on behalf of two Salisbury residents who allege that Perdue exposed the community...
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Last Friday, we filed a new lawsuit on behalf of two Salisbury residents against Perdue AgriBusiness over PFAS contamination in drinking water. The suit accuses Perdue of illegally dumping toxic “forever chemicals” into nearby streams and alleges that contaminated...
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On behalf of two local residents, we have filed a lawsuit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), alleging that Perdue AgriBusiness continues to unlawfully dispose of PFAS-laced waste from its Salisbury facility. The complaint alleges this waste...
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BMF attorney Matt Legg was featured in a WJZ news segment highlighting our client, Harford County Board of Education’s federal lawsuit against Meta, Google, ByteDance, and Snap Inc. The case is one of six selected to move forward as...
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BMF Attorney Matt Legg was quoted in the Baltimore Sun discussing the social media addiction multi-district litigation. The litigation seeks to hold social media companies accountable for their addictive products and the subsequent harms to children and their learning environments. BMF...
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We are honored to announce that Brockstedt Mandalas Federico has won the 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers award in the Environmental Protection category. This recognition from The National Law Journal underscores our firm’s deep commitment to holding polluters accountable and...
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BMF Partner Catherine Cramer and Attorney Matthew Legg have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide, recognizing rising legal talent shaping the future of the profession. Cathy has earned a reputation as a...
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Brockstedt Mandalas Federico was recently featured in the Baltimore Business Journal for significant growth and expansion over the last few years. “To have different practice areas that can feed work to each other and support other teams, that is...
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