September 30, 2025
A Georgia federal judge granted partial class certification to 4,500 Peach State residents whose water was allegedly polluted with forever chemicals, allowing them to seek damages for past water hikes that went to remediation, while shooting down an "entirely speculative" bid to cover expected future costs.
April 24, 2025
A Georgia federal judge gave a final sign-off Wednesday to a $1 million settlement that will see a chemical company provide temporary drinking water resources to a northwest Georgia town to end the company's involvement in a suit over the alleged release of forever chemicals into local waterways.
January 24, 2025
A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a $1 million settlement in a sprawling class action over forever chemicals allegedly released from a north Georgia textile plant, potentially ending the involvement of one of the half-dozen chemical companies in the suit.
November 04, 2024
A Georgia man who lives near a Mount Vernon Mills textile plant asked a federal judge on Friday to certify two classes of neighbors who want to hold the manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals" responsible for the alleged pollution of city drinking water.
November 16, 2023
A Georgia federal judge partially froze a city's claims that 3M and DuPont polluted local water sources with toxic "forever chemicals" while the companies work toward finalizing a separate settlement resolving nationwide pollution claims.
October 04, 2023
A Georgia city will decline proposed multibillion-dollar settlements from 3M and E.I. du Pont de Nemours to resolve allegations of "forever chemical" contamination in public water systems nationwide and urged a federal judge to let a proposed class action by a resident and the city against chemical companies move forward.
September 26, 2023
Manufacturers including 3M and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. want to pause a Georgia federal class action alleging they polluted local water sources with toxic "forever chemicals," claiming that pending multibillion-dollar settlements to similar nationwide suits could make the case easier to manage.
June 28, 2022
A Georgia federal judge has rejected Daikin America Inc.'s bid to ask the state's Supreme Court or the Eleventh Circuit to weigh in on whether it and other manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances could be held liable for water pollution in Georgia.
April 28, 2022
Daikin America Inc. wants the Georgia Supreme Court to decide the liability of it and other manufacturers of the toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a proposed water pollution class action related to the Peach State's textile industry.