DuPont, Corteva, and Chemours have agreed to pay $83 million to settle an Ohio multi-district litigation over PFAS contamination. Even more, the companies have, between them, committed to apportion $4 billion related to PFAS liabilities. January 22, 2021 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. C-8 Personal Injury Litigation, No. 2:13-md-02533
Defendants in a PFAS contamination class action suit by Hoosick, New York residents have opposed the residents’ motion for class certification, arguing the plaintiffs’ claims are too individualized to warrant certification. Specifically, Defendants argue the contamination at the plaintiffs’ various properties is distinct and was caused by various sources. January 14, 2021 | Michelle Baker…
In a one-page order, the Superior Court of New Jersey’s appellate division has rejected 3M and others’ attempt to stay implementation of New Jersey’s new PFAS drinking water restrictions. The court impliedly rejected 3M’s argument that the regulation would cause unreasonable costs and irreparable harm to New Jersey businesses and their customers, allowing implementation to…
Despite allegations that the judge’s bias affected the trial’s outcome, the district court rejected DuPont’s motion for mistrial. DuPont’s motion followed the jury’s issuance of a $50 million verdict to the cancer survivor plaintiff, who alleged damages from PFAS contamination. December 31, 2020 | Abbott v. E.I. du Pont e Nemours & Co., No. 2:17-cv-998…
Associations between PFAS concentrations and lipid profiles in pregnant women might differ by trimesters of pregnancy. December 24, 2020 | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety