U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou granted final approval to an $11.9 million settlement deal to resolve allegations that a paper mill in Michigan that produced paper products using PFAS chemistry had contaminated local water supply as a result of improper storage at the site’s landfill. Judge Jarbou also approved of attorney fees of $3.9…
The District Court of South Carolina awarded attorneys representing Wisconsin homeowners alleging contaminated drinking water in their wells due to the actions of makers of firefighting foam $5.4 million in fees and costs, which amounts to 33.3% of the $17.5 million settlement agreed to in January. This case was one of many moving forward in…
A New York federal court rejected DuPont’s attempt to stop the preliminary approval of the settlement deal reached between a proposed class of residents alleging PFOA contamination and Saint-Gobain, 3M, and Honeywell. DuPont expressed concerns that the settlement hinders its ability to get a fair outcome as it continues in litigation, including the settlement agreement’s…
A proposed class of hundreds of residents in New York allegedly affected by water contaminated by PFOA asked a federal court in New York to preliminarily approve a $65.25 million settlement with Saint-Gobain, 3M, and Honeywell. The proposed deal did not settle with the fourth named defendant, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. This settlement…
Plaintiffs, a group of Michigan residents, alleged that 3M and Wolverine’s PFAS-containing Scotchgard products polluted their drinking water and lowered property values. The companies moved to dismiss the complaint, which alleged claims for negligence, private nuisance, and public nuisance and sought medical monitoring, monetary damages, and remediation funding. The court ruled that the plaintiffs did…