Judge Orders Settlement Of PFOA Drinking Water Pollution Case

Mealey's (May 12, 2021, 2:10 PM EDT) -- BURLINGTON, Vt. — A federal judge in Vermont on May 10 issued a ruling that conditioned the settlement of a class action lawsuit concerning drinking water contamination by perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.’s agreement to pay a one-third contingency fee plus a pro rata share of the plaintiffs’ expenses....