New Jersey Court Denies Chemical Companies’ Motion to Dismiss Pollution Complaints
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 residents didn’t sufficiently allege their ailments were caused by the companies and that they were actually exposed to the toxins. The judge did, however, dismiss the plaintiffs’ stand-alone claim for punitive damages and agreed with defendants that the claims against two defendants, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC and Arkema, Inc., should be limited to those pertaining to perfluorononanoic acid perfluorooctanoic acid because plaintiffs have not alleged a connection between the defendants and any other toxin.
February 1, 2022 | Bond v. Solvay Specialty Polymers et al. and associated cases. Case Nos. 1:20-cv-08487, 1:20-cv-11393, 1:21-cv-00217, 1:21-cv-00452, 1:21-cv-11203 (D.N.J.)