Hoffnagle et al v. Connecticut Water Company

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Case Number:

3:23-cv-01489

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Omar A. Williams

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  1. July 24, 2025

    Conn. Water Cos. Want Judge To Toss Customer PFAS Cases

    The Connecticut Water Co. and Aquarion Water Co. on Thursday asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to dismiss two consumer proposed class actions seeking cash damages for tap water allegedly contaminated with PFAS "forever chemicals," arguing the case should have been first considered by a state regulatory agency.

  2. September 26, 2024

    Conn. PFAS Water Pollution Suit Returned To State Court

    A Connecticut federal judge has sent back to state court a proposed class action accusing the Connecticut Water Co. of knowingly selling water contaminated with dangerous levels of PFAS and failing to take steps to remove the pollutants, saying the water supply system's arguments are "fatally flawed."

  3. February 01, 2024

    Conn. PFAS Water Pollution Suit Escapes Multidistrict Bid

    The federal multidistrict litigation panel has denied a Connecticut utility's attempt to funnel a lawsuit arising from PFAS "forever chemicals" into a broader nationwide case, concluding that the claims against Connecticut Water Co. are too different to be lumped into the MDL.

  4. December 18, 2023

    Conn. Utility, Customers Square Off Over PFAS Claims Venue

    A Connecticut utility wants a proposed class action claiming it knowingly sold water contaminated with forever chemicals transferred to multidistrict litigation in South Carolina, where it's already suing the aqueous film-forming foam makers allegedly responsible for the contamination, as customers attempt to force the suit back into state courts.

  5. November 21, 2023

    PFAS-Tainted Water Suit Belongs In State Court, Patrons Say

    A lawsuit accusing one of Connecticut's largest public water utilities of knowingly selling drinking water tainted with so-called forever chemicals asserts no federal claims and therefore belongs in state court, the customers told a district judge.

  6. October 19, 2023

    PFAS-Tainted Water Sold By Conn. Utilities, Customers Allege

    Two of Connecticut's largest public water utilities knowingly sold drinking water laden with unhealthy levels of so-called forever chemicals and did nothing to screen the toxins from their supplies, according to twin proposed class actions filed in Constitution State courts.