Residents:  PFAS Whistleblower Should Testify; Privilege Issues No Longer Apply

Mealey's (July 16, 2021, 9:55 AM EDT) -- BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont residents on June 24 filed a brief in Vermont federal court contending that a former attorney for Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. 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 be permitted to testify at a deposition because Saint-Gobain’s assertions of privilege no longer apply....