Saint-Gobain: Whistleblower’s Deposition In PFOA Case ‘Fraught With Problems’

Mealey's (June 25, 2021, 2:10 PM EDT) -- BURLINGTON, Vt. — Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. on June 17 filed a bench memorandum in Vermont federal court arguing that a former attorney for the company who filed a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration contending that he was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for alerting the company to responsibilities it had related to drinking water contamination from perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) should not be deposed because it would be “fraught with problems of privilege and confidentiality.”...