Chemours, DuPont, Corteva Settle NC ‘Forever Chemicals’ Claims for $455 Million September 14, 2026 Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have reached a $455 million settlement with North Carolina and 11 local entities over PFAS contamination...
Australia Sues 3M for $1.4 Billion Over PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination May 28, 2026 By Christine Chen The Australian government said on Thursday it had launched legal action against 3M over contamination from firefighting foam supplied by...
EU Restricts Use of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foams October 7, 2025 The European Commission said on Friday it was restricting the use of substances known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in...
EU Plans Ban on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Consumer Products January 20, 2025 By Kate Abnett The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in consumer products, with...
Allianz Offers 5 Loss Trends to Watch on the Liability Front November 21, 2024 By Jahna Jacobson As the costs of nuclear and thermonuclear verdicts explode in the U.S., organizations are examining ways to predict, prevent and...
Trick or Treat? Lawsuit Alleges Some Hershey Candy Wrappers Contain PFAS October 31, 2024 Just two days before Halloween, The Hershey Co. was hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that the packaging of...
PFAS Liability for Water District Remediation Costs Estimated Up to $175B August 1, 2024 Economic liability associated with the remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in U.S. water districts is estimated to be...
Tyco, TIG Insurance Agree to Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Fire Foam Litigation July 29, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports Three months after Tyco Fire Products agreed to pay $750 million to communities with groundwater affected by so-called “forever chemicals”...
EU Commission Eyeing Exemptions for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ban, Letter Shows May 9, 2024 By Kate Abnett and Ludwig Burger The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,”...
EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances April 22, 2024 By Clark Mindock The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the...