US EditionDuPont Agrees to $27M Settlement in Hoosick Falls Water Contamination Lawsuit
HOOSICK FALLS, NEW YORK, JUL 11 – DuPont agreed to pay $27 million after a decade-long lawsuit over PFOA contamination linked to elevated cancer risks and a medical monitoring program for residents.
- On Wednesday, DuPont reached a $27 million agreement to settle a nearly ten-year lawsuit concerning water contamination in Hoosick Falls, New York.
- The lawsuit was filed in 2016 after residents found PFOA, a harmful forever chemical, in their drinking water linked to a local Teflon fabric coating facility.
- In 2021, three companies—3M, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, and Honeywell—agreed to settle for over $65 million, leaving DuPont as the sole defendant still facing the lawsuit.
- The DuPont settlement, pending federal judge approval, allocates $6 million to support a current decade-long medical surveillance initiative for residents who were exposed. Stephen Schwarz expressed satisfaction in achieving what they consider the definitive conclusion of this legal matter.
- The settlement brings total recoveries above $90 million and is expected to provide significant benefits to Hoosick Falls residents and the Town of Hoosick.
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Chemical maker DuPont to shell out $27M for toxic contamination of NY village’s water supply
Chemical maker DuPont has agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve a nearly decade-long lawsuit over the contamination of an upstate New York village’s water supply.
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Chemical maker DuPont agrees to $27M settlement in polluted water lawsuit in upstate New York
Chemical maker DuPont has agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve a nearly decade-long lawsuit over the contamination of an upstate New York village’s water supply.
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