Reached a $75 million pre-suit settlement on behalf of the State of Delaware resolving environmental contamination claims
Plaintiff(s):
State of Delaware
Case type / claims:
G&E worked with the Delaware Attorney General’s office to secure a landmark settlement from chemical maker DuPont and related companies, relating to their alleged use and disposal of toxic PFAS chemicals in the state. A known carcinogen with other noxious health effects and unusually strong persistence, PFAS are widely used in industrial processes and in consumer products from food packaging and cosmetics to waterproof fabrics and non-stick cookware.
Defendant(s):
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
Jurisdiction:
Pre-suit settlement
Year:
2021
Outcome:
- Grant & Eisenhofer reached a $75 million pre-suit settlement to resolve environmental contamination claims.
- “The most significant environmental settlement” in state history, according to Attorney General Kathy Jennings, the July 2021 agreement capped a sweeping forensic investigation that included environmental sampling and analysis, economic modeling, and examination of corporate records.
