Baker et al v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Co.
Case Number:
1:16-cv-00917
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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Firms
- Allen & Desnoyers
- Arnold & Porter
- Capezza Hill
- Chaffin Luhana LLP
- Dechert LLP
- Faraci Lange
- Finkelstein Blankinship
- Goldman Ismail
- Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC
- Hinckley Allen
- King & Spalding
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Lightfoot Franklin
- Mayer Brown
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Morgan & Morgan
- Motley Rice
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Powers & Santola
- Quinn Emanuel
- Shook Hardy
- Squire Patton
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Williams Cedar
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July 10, 2025
DuPont Reaches $27M Settlement In NY PFAS Case
The members of a proposed class of hundreds of residents whose drinking water was tainted by "forever chemicals" have told a New York federal judge that they've reached a $27 million deal with DuPont, ending claims that it is responsible for the contamination, putting the total settlements achieved at $92 million.
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February 07, 2022
$65M New York 'Forever Chemical' Water Suit Gets Final OK
A New York federal judge has granted final approval to a $65 million settlement that resolves claims saying Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., 3M Co. and Honeywell International Inc. are responsible for water contamination that negatively affected hundreds of residents of the upstate village Hoosick Falls, New York.
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July 28, 2021
DuPont Sees Problems But Can't Halt $65M Tainted Water Deal
A New York federal court on Wednesday rejected DuPont's bid to stop its review of a $65 million deal to end a proposed class of residents' "forever chemical" water contamination claims against Saint-Gobain, 3M and Honeywell, which DuPont says hinders its ability to get a fair outcome in the litigation.
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July 22, 2021
Saint-Gobain, 3M, Honeywell To Pay $65M Over Tainted Water
A proposed class of hundreds of residents affected by water contaminated by "forever chemicals" asked a New York federal judge to preliminarily approve a $65 million settlement to resolve claims that Saint-Gobain, 3M and Honeywell were responsible for perfluorooctanoic acid contamination of the town's drinking water.
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February 19, 2021
NY Town Says Saint-Gobain Can't Halt Tainted Water Class
Residents of a New York town say Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. and other companies facing accusations over perfluorooctanoic acid in their drinking water are trying to defeat class certification by asserting that the facts are overly complicated, arguing there's a clear narrative of universal harm.
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January 15, 2021
Saint-Gobain Says Tainted-Water Claimants Can't Form Class
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. and three other companies facing claims in connection with perfluorooctanoic acid contamination in a New York town's drinking water argued against residents' bid for class certification, saying that blaming the problem largely on one facility obscured the messy reality of the case.
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February 06, 2017
Saint-Gobain, Honeywell Can't Dodge NY PFOA Class Action
A New York federal judge on Monday refused to let Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. and Honeywell International Inc. escape a proposed class action accusing them of contaminating a city’s groundwater with perfluorooctanoic acid.
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September 27, 2016
Honeywell, Saint-Gobain Say Cleanup Moots Toxic Water Suit
Honeywell International and Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. urged a New York federal court Monday to toss a consolidated suit over alleged water contamination of an upstate New York village, saying cleanup is already underway.