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PFAS Settlement Liability

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. · 2026-08-08 · Importance 65 · Surprise 60

A federal judge approved settlements valued at more than $2.5 billion involving New Jersey and companies including DuPont, Chemours and Corteva. The agreements address PFAS-related natural-resource damages, site cleanup and drinking-water contamination claims. The digest did not identify DuPont’s standalone payment obligation or any associated charge.

Key facts

• Bloomberg Law reported the settlement involving E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and five other entities is valued at up to $2.5 billion; 3M's settlement is up to $450 million. source