Baron & Budd Obtains Massive $1.1 Billion Settlement With DuPont to Resolve “Forever Chemicals” Contamination Suits

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baron & Budd is proud to announce that DuPont has agreed to pay $1.185 billion to public water systems across the United States that detect PFAS chemicals in their drinking water supplies. The lawsuits allege that DuPont and several other manufacturers sold PFAS-containing products when the companies knew that PFAS compounds would readily contaminate the environment and have the potential to cause human health problems including cancers. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl sub