Following a series of bench trials in federal court, DuPont and its affiliates reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the State of New Jersey to address decades of environmental contamination from PFAS....more
8/5/2025
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In July 2025, just days before trial, plaintiffs in Baker et al. v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Co. reached a $27 million settlement with Dupont, resolving claims related to the contamination of drinking water in Hoosick...more
Background - An MDL was formed in South Carolina in 2018 to litigate allegations of PFAS contamination from the use of specific PFAS-containing Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF MDL).
In the past year, two defendants —...more
KEY TAKEAWAYS -
Dupont, Chemours and Corteva chemical companies have reached a deal with water companies nationwide worth more than $1.1 billion.
The agreement aims to settle drinking-water claims related to per- and...more