Newspapers Say DuPont’s Trade Secret Claim Related To PFAS Settlement Fails

(October 9, 2023, 12:55 PM EDT) -- ROME, Ga. — Two newspapers have filed a brief in Georgia state court arguing that E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and its affiliates are not permitted to prevent the publication of the terms of a settlement related to a lawsuit brought by the city of Rome against DuPont concerning contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances"  (PFAS) because “it has long been settled law in Georgia that public agencies cannot make payments that they make or receive in connection with settlement agreements secret.”...

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