Litigation Episodes

PFAS litigation produced New Jersey settlements with DuPont and 3M valued at $2.5 billion. Water utilities and ratepayers still face treatment costs. Environmental attorney Bill Jackson of Kelley Drye & Warren talks with Environmental Transformation podcast host Sean Grady about representing 15 states in contamination cases. He explains how natural resource damages differ from remediation costs, why states can bring claims outside CERCLA, and how public claims based on risk differ from an individual's effort to prove that exposure caused cancer. Jackson also addresses a difficult distinction: holding a chemical manufacturer responsible is not the same as pursuing the companies that used its products. He describes how the PFOA and PFOS hazardous substance designations affect property owners and firefighting foam users, and why enforcement discretion does not necessarily protect passive receivers from private lawsuits. For utilities and industrial operators, the discussion covers…

Robert Bilott, the attorney behind the movie “Dark Waters” and the author of the book “Exposure”, talks about the case against DuPont, PFAS litigation, the state of PFAS regulations, what still needs to be done to protect citizens from chronic exposure Forever Chemicals, and his 20 plus fight bringing justice to those affected by PFAS contamination like the ones in Parkersburg, West Virginia in this exciting episode. Thanks to our Sponsors: Cascade Environmental, the Institute of Hazardous Mate...