Chemical companies DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva have struck a deal worth more than $1.1 billion with water companies around the U.S. over drinking water polluted by so-called forever chemicals, according to the plaintiffs' attorneys in multidistrict litigation.Under the deal announced by Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, Douglas & London PC and Baron & Budd PC on Friday, several companies that manufacture per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, agreed to pay $1.18 billion to settle claims that their products have contaminated drinking water sources around the country.
The settlement, which is still being finalized and will be subject to court approval, comes days before other defendants, such as 3M, begin a trial as part of a South Carolina-based MDL consolidating cases against manufacturers and users of PFAS for applications like nonstick or stain-resistant coatings and firefighting foam. Baron & Budd said the settlement funds will pay public water systems that have already detected PFAS in their water, will provide for testing of water systems that haven't yet been tested, and will pay those water systems who subsequently do find PFAS as a result of that testing. The settlement does not release any claims against the defendants for groundwater or soil contamination, the firms' announcement said.
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