DuPont settles fluorinated chemical lawsuits

ChemistryWorld ------ DuPont and its spinoff Chemours will together pay more than $670 million (£540 million) to settle thousands of personal injury lawsuits related to exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) released from a former DuPont plant in Parkersburg, US, into local water supplies. 'This agreement provides a sound resolution for area residents, Chemours, and the public,' said David Shelton, Chemours' senior vice-president and general counsel. 'It settles all indemnification obligations between Chemours and DuPont for all of the approximately 3500 claims in the Ohio multi-district litigation and allows us to move forward with a renewed focus on our customers, product innovation and application development,' he added. For more on DuPont settling fluorinated chemical lawsuits click on the picture below to read more.