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Lawyers to Plastics Makers: Prepare for ‘Astronomical’ PFAS Lawsuits | At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos (www.nytimes.com)
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10006628

Key background: the companies covered up risk for decades, instead of doing the right thing, and finding another way to achieve a similar outcome

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Does this mean that we'll soon be inundated with lawyer ads that say we're Entitled to Compensation?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

The US legal system often takes years before something like this gets to a settlement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

You may be entitled to a settlement of seventy-five cents and your weight in plastic ashtrays. Call now!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

It's going to be a settlement and most likely it will be like tobacco and opioids settlements...

States are supposed to get it to help the victims, when in reality it's at best used as a random slush fund and excuse to lower taxes on the wealthy.

At worst it'll be used to directly help the industry that caused the damage.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Oh nooo not the precious, sweet plastic manufacturers!