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Class Action Drinking Water PFAS

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Everything You Need to Know About PFAS Lawsuits Over Forever Chemicals

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Class actions and multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have led to massive settlements by chemical companies that have totaled in the billions of dollars, and that has...more

Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

From Bellwethers to Billions: Updates on PFAS MDL Settlements and Legal Strategies

The ongoing multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning PFAS-containing firefighter foams continues to be an actively litigated matter as well as an area of public concern. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La vague croissante des actions collectives en environnement au Canada

Les actions collectives en environnement sont devenues courantes pour réclamer un dédommagement devant les tribunaux en réparation d’un préjudice de nature environnementale. Cette tendance, d’ailleurs, s’accélère, notamment...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Rising Tide of Environmental Class Actions in Canada

Environmental class actions have become common for addressing environmental damages and seeking compensation through the courts. This trend is growing, particularly with respect to climate change and chemicals in products,...more

MG+M The Law Firm

BASF Corporation Agrees to Settlement in AFFF MDL for PFAS Contamination of Public Drinking Water

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Facing bellwether trials in the Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) multi-district litigation (MDL) later this year for claims brought by public water systems due to the alleged per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...more

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Contaminating Americans’ Drinking Water? You Might Want to PFASten Your Seatbelt

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California AG Rob Bonta, along with three other states and the District of Columbia, filed an amicus letter expressing concerns with 3M’s revised proposed class action settlement with public water suppliers to remediate the...more

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Five State AGs Write Amicus Letter Concerning Environmental Settlement

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On August 7, California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of five state attorneys general (AGs) in filing an amicus letter concerning a proposed class action settlement between DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva, and...more

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Massachusetts Class Action Filed Against Paper Producers and Compost Facility

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In August 2022, a class action was filed in the District Court of Massachusetts alleging that paper manufacturing defendants and the owner of a commercial compost facility are responsible for the potential contamination of...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

“Forever Chemicals” Are a Growing Environmental Concern: What Businesses and Individuals Need to Know

Though climate change dominates headlines during Earth Month, health experts (and lawyers) are increasingly concerned about a ubiquitous group of chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The few people...more

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Environmental Tort Class Actions

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In what has become a near legal certainty following plant explosions, train wrecks with chemical spills, and other large-scale accidents, plaintiffs often file suit and seek to certify personal injury and property damage...more

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Plaintiffs Seeking to Expand Scope of PFAS Actions

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Because proving who is responsible for introducing PFAS contamination into water supplies can be difficult and expensive, and pursuing government entities such as military bases, firefighting training facilities and airports...more

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