John Gardella

$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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Rhode Island PFAS Lawsuit The Latest State Action

Rhode Island PFAS Lawsuit The Latest State Action

In February 2023, we wrote regarding a PFAS pollution lawsuit filed by Illinois against manufacturers of PFAS seeking damages for alleged contamination in the state. in April 2023, two other states – Maine and Kentucky – joined the fray, becoming the latest states...

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