A class action lawsuit against 3M, DuPont, and Chemours was filed this week on behalf of everyone in the United States who has been exposed to PFAS chemicals. The suit
was brought by Kevin Hardwick, an Ohio firefighter, but “seeks relief
on behalf of a nationwide class of everyone in the United States who has
a detectable level of PFAS chemicals in their blood.” Hardwick is
represented by attorney Robert Bilott, who successfully sued DuPont on behalf of people in West Virginia and Ohio who had been exposed to PFOA from a plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
In addition to 3M, DuPont, and its spinoff, Chemours, the suit
names eight other companies that produce the toxic chemicals, which are
used to make firefighting foam,
nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, and many other products. While
much of the litigation around PFAS has focused on PFOA and PFOS, this
suit targets the entire class of PFAS chemicals, including “the newer
‘replacement’ chemicals, such as GenX.”
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Source: The Intercept_
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