Three U.S. chemical companies say they have reached a $1.185 billion settlement deal over complaints about toxic pollutants known as “forever chemicals” in drinking water systems.
Friday’s settlement deal came ahead of a trial scheduled to begin Monday at the U.S. District Court in Charleston, S.C., in a claim brought by residents in Stuart, Fla. — one of hundreds of similar claims across the nation alleging harm from PFAS.
The deal still requires approval by the judge overseeing the claims, the“This agreement represents the first of many steps to begin to redress the harms of PFAS contamination in America’s drinking water supplies,” law firms representing plaintiffs said in a“This settlement by DuPont, in our mind’s eye, deals with really just a fraction of this contamination,” Michael London, a lawyer in one of the firms bringing legal action, told the news agency.
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