Partially granting DuPont’s motion to dismiss, a Delaware District Court is allowing a consolidated class action alleging that the DuPont spinoff, Chemours knowingly hid the extent of its environmental remediation liabilities from investors. In particular, the investors’ suit points to PFAS as the basis for their allegations, claiming that Chemours “dramatically mischaracterized” its financial condition…
Boston-area firefighters have filed a lawsuit against 3M, DuPont, and other manufacturers alleging that exposure to PFAS in fire-suppressing foam and protective uniforms worn to incidents was a “substantial factor” to the firefighters’ later development of cancer. Among other claims, plaintiffs contend 3M and DuPont specifically, have “long known about the serious and significant impacts…
The compound 6:2 FTSA (6:2 Fluorotelomer Sulfonic Acid) is an important PFAS as it is used in a majority of contemporary products including AFFF formulations and chromium plating anti-mist solutions. This study shows that used microorganisims are able to completely degrade the 6:2 FTSA rapidly leading to a series of PFAS terminal metabolites. All parties…
Dalton Utilities, a Georgia public utility involved in pending PFAS litigation in Georgia, appealed a ruling from the Northern District of Georgia partially denying the utility’s motion to dismiss. The Northern District held that Dalton Utilities is not entitled to sovereign immunity on Plaintiff Jarrod Johnson’s claim for nuisance abatement. Johnson urged the Eleventh Circuit…
The District of New Jersey refused to dismiss lawsuits brought by southern New Jersey residents who live near DuPont, Solvay, and other chemical plants alleging personal injury from prolonged exposure to PFAS as well as manufacturing byproducts such as dyes, heavy metals, paints, and industrial alcohols and solvents. The court rejected defendants’ arguments that the…