Soon after my last post on DuPont's PFOA debacle, DuPont and Chemours, another company which manufactured the cancer-causing chemical PFOA, have agreed to a huge settlement to 3,550 current lawsuits, some of which have already resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts with punitive damages.
Many kudos go to those attorneys who took on such cases against a corporate behemoth. It isn't easy spending a quarter of your working life being on the cutting edge and slogging through roadblocks and red tape, all the while never being sure how your case will turn out.
This will only be the tip of the iceberg. PFOA contamination is not only a nation-wide problem, it is a global phenomenon, and likely represents the new frontier of mass toxic tort litigation.
Many kudos go to those attorneys who took on such cases against a corporate behemoth. It isn't easy spending a quarter of your working life being on the cutting edge and slogging through roadblocks and red tape, all the while never being sure how your case will turn out.
This will only be the tip of the iceberg. PFOA contamination is not only a nation-wide problem, it is a global phenomenon, and likely represents the new frontier of mass toxic tort litigation.