A South Carolina federal judge awarded over $956 million in legal fees to plaintiffs' lawyers who secured two settlements worth more than $11 billion with major manufacturers of PFAS, also known as 'forever chemicals', on behalf of public water systems. The settlements resolved claims against 3M, DuPont de Nemours, Chemours, and Corteva for contaminating drinking water in the United States. Additionally, a Washington state judge reduced a $857 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto to $438 million over chemical pollution at a Seattle-area school.
A South Carolina federal judge on Tuesday signed off on attorney fees totaling more than $956 million in settlements with 3M and DuPont over so-called forever chemicals in firefighting foam that contaminated drinking water. https://t.co/vdrLl8qWIT https://t.co/rfly0MvaEn
A Washington state judge has nearly halved a $857 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto in a lawsuit over chemical pollution at a Seattle-area school, ruling that the company should pay $438 million instead https://t.co/YVdSGtKDeR @ClarkMindock https://t.co/fgudBL8KSP
A US judge granted unopposed fee requests of over $956 million after 3M, DuPont de Nemours, Chemours and Corteva last year agreed to resolve claims that their products polluted drinking water in the United States with PFAS https://t.co/cKhxdNbiSz https://t.co/LixiRobXrw
Legal fees and costs amounting to $956 million were awarded to plaintiffs’ lawyers who secured two settlements worth over $11 billion with major manufacturers of toxic 'forever chemicals' on behalf of public water systems. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: https://t.co/OERmn1tZfS https://t.co/fA0LVL9g8C
A U.S. judge awarded over $956 million in legal fees to plaintiffs’ lawyers who secured two settlements worth more than $11 billion with major manufacturers of toxic “forever chemicals” on behalf of public water systems @ClarkMindock https://t.co/ZyaYECMGL1 https://t.co/VxfOOkajaG
Lawyers in PFAS water pollution settlements win $956 mln fee award https://t.co/5B5DMxRN9N https://t.co/M0IneMvGG2
A US judge awarded over $956 million in legal fees to plaintiffs’ lawyers who secured two settlements worth more than $11 billion with major manufacturers of toxic 'forever chemicals' on behalf of public water systems https://t.co/ZyaYECMGL1 @ClarkMindock
The settlement comes nearly three years after the company acknowledged that an industrial foam fitted inside its machines could degrade and release toxic substances into the masks worn by patients. https://t.co/RR99v9kAp7