Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court Over PFOA Contamination
A class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Vermont alleges damages from PFOA contamination at two local manufacturing plants. The case is undecided and the defendants are presumed innocent.
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, 3M Company, and E.I. Dupont De Nemours Company, according to VTDigger.
The suit alleges that the plaintiffs and the class they represent have suffered damages "arising out of Defendants' manufacture, distribution, sale, use, handling, release, discharge and disposal of perfluorooctanoic acid ('PFOA') and products releasing PFOA, a known toxic, perfluorinated chemical," at two local manufacturing plants.
The case is at the charging stage, and the allegations have not been tested in court. The matter remains undecided, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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