Delaware High Court Affirms That Chemours Cannot Sue DuPont For PFAS Liability

Mealey's (December 15, 2020, 1:09 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — The Delaware Supreme Court on Dec. 15 affirmed a lower court’s ruling in favor of DowDuPont Inc. in the lawsuit brought against it by The Chemours Co. related to liability for injuries allegedly caused by exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).  In a one-page order that provided no reasoning, the Supreme Court upheld the decision that Chemours’ claims were “muted” because it signed an amendment to the separation agreement that E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. entered with DowDuPont which spun off Chemours and saddled it with the liability in question (The Chemours Company v. DowDuPont Inc., No. 147, 2020, Del. Sup.)....