A Sixth Circuit panel affirmed the district court’s decision to award a plaintiff a $40 million verdict against E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.’s (“DuPont”) for allegedly contaminating drinking water with PFAS, and in so doing, causing the plaintiff’s testicular cancer. The Sixth Circuit panel agreed with the lower court’s decision to apply…
This study estimates population toxicokinetics, such as PFAS half-lives and volumes of distribution, using an integrative approach that combines individual-level data from multiple studies on drinking water contamination. December 1, 2022 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Alexandra Toribio, an Illinois resident filed a putative class action suit against a major food manufacturer alleging that the company “harmed” her and other class members by allegedly selling their Capri Sun Strawberry Kiwi juice drinks that were labeled as containing “All Natural Ingredients” and marketed as “a healthy choice for kids,” even though they…
The Office of Attorney General of North Carolina filed a civil complaint against 3M Company and other chemical companies, alleging that the defendant chemical companies knew the dangers of producing PFAS-rich aqueous film-forming firefighting foam, but continued to sell the product at the risk of human health. November 23, 2022 | State v. 3M Co….
Polyventive LLC (“Polyventive”) entered a consent decree with a private plaintiff to resolve claims that Polyventive contributed to PFAS-contaminated local waterways in Georgia. In the four-year decree, Polyventive agreed to: (1) stop selling PFAS chemicals to companies in the carpet industry, (2) stop discharging wastewater over the regulated limit into the public water treatment plant,…