New York Attorney General Letitia James files a lawsuit seeking to hold multiple companies liable for PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” which persist in the environment. According to the complaint, the defendants sold PFAS for use in consumer products such as cosmetics and non-stick cookware, and the state alleges the companies knew about environmental and health risks associated with the chemicals and concealed that information from the public. Several outlets report that the case also centers on allegations that the companies engaged in wrongdoing that includes fraud and concealment, and that some firms began phasing out certain PFAS while, in the state’s view, they still hid dangers from consumers and the public. The state also frames the conduct as creating a public nuisance. The lawsuit targets major manufacturers, including 3M and DuPont, and additional companies are named across reports. The filings seek accountability for alleged contamination of drinking water and broader environmental harms, as well as costs associated with the alleged impact on public health. The companies have not been described in the reports as conceding the allegations.
New York sues 3M, DuPont and others over alleged PFAS “forever chemicals” harms
New York Attorney General Letitia James files a lawsuit seeking to hold multiple companies liable for PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” which persist in the environment. According to the complai...
- New York Attorney General Letitia James files a lawsuit over PFAS, commonly called “forever chemicals.”
- The lawsuit names companies including 3M and DuPont, along with additional firms.
- New York alleges the companies knew PFAS posed environmental and health risks and concealed that information from the public.
- The lawsuit states PFAS were used in consumer products such as cosmetics and non-stick cookware.
- New York alleges harms including environmental contamination and a public nuisance, and it cites theories such as fraud/concealment.
The state of New York this week sued several companies over “forever chemicals,” a family of toxic chemicals that have commonly been used in consumer products. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday sued five firms, alleging that they knew and hid information indicating these chemicals were toxic and persistent in the environment. James...
2 months agoThe lawsuit claims that the companies, including 3M and DuPont, contaminated the environment and engaged in fraud by withholding information from the public about the harms of the chemicals, known as PFAS.
2 months agoState Attorney General Letitia James says a group of manufacturers concealed the dangers of PFAS chemicals from the public, even as they phased out their use.
3 months agoNew York’s attorney general is suing several large chemical and agricultural companies, alleging they knowingly sold harmful so-called forever chemicals used in cosmetics, non-stick cookware and other products
3 months agoNew York's attorney general sued several large chemical and agricultural companies on Thursday, alleging they knowingly sold harmful so-called forever chemicals used in cosmetics, non-stick cookware and other products.
3 months agoState says companies hid environmental and health risks of Pfas for decades even as they began phasing them outSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email New York sued 3M, DuPont and other companies on Thursday for causing a public nuisance by selling “forever chemicals” that they knew were toxic for use in consumer products.The state’s attorney general, Letitia James, accused the companies of hiding the chemicals’ environmental and health risks from consumers for decades, even as they began phasing out some of the chemicals, which are known as Pfas. Continue reading...
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