John Gardella

Four More States File PFAS Pollution Lawsuits

Four More States File PFAS Pollution Lawsuits

2023 has proven to be an extremely busy year for states filing PFAS lawsuits seeking environmental pollution remediation costs from PFAS manufacturers and AFFF manufacturers. Illinois (February), Maine (April), Kentucky (April), and Rhode Island (May) were the latest...

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$1.185 Billion PFAS Settlement For Water Utilities

$1.185 Billion PFAS Settlement For Water Utilities

On June 2, 2023, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva ("DuPont entities") announced that they had created a $1.185 billion fund to which any water utility with detectable PFAS attributable to Dupont Entities. Contribution rates will be consistent with the binding Memorandum...

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John Gardella Interviewed By WSJ On PFAS

John Gardella Interviewed By WSJ On PFAS

Attorney John Gardella  was recently interviewed by Kris Maher and Dan Frosch, reporters for the Wall Street Journal, for their article regarding the history of the PFAS water utility case involving the town of Stuart, Florida and PFAS contamination to drinking water...

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Minnesota PFAS Ban The Broadest In the Nation

Minnesota PFAS Ban The Broadest In the Nation

We reported extensively on the landmark legislation passed in Maine in 2021, which was at the time the most far-reaching PFAS ban in the United States. Last week, Minnesota passed an even broader PFAS ban bill for the state that will have enormous impacts on companies...

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