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Below are some of our news stories explaining the potential dangers of C8, and especially the connection to kidney and testicular cancer, and ulcerative colitis. To learn more about the types of injuries that have been linked to this product, and the legal claims that have been filed, click DuPont C8.

 
Monday, January 25, 2021

The Dupont Co. announced a binding memorandum of understanding related to the environmental liabilities of pollution stemming from man-made chemicals—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—…

Thursday, August 27, 2020

When drinking water supplies around Fayetteville, North Carolina proved to be contaminated, all fingers pointed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured at Chemours’ Fayetteville…

Monday, July 6, 2020

Yale School of Public Health epidemiologist Zeyan Liew and his fellow researchers have identified per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a risk factor for miscarriage.

These “forever…

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Just before the weekend, North Carolina's Attorney General, Joshua Stein, opened an investigation of Chemours, a company recently spun…

Saturday, April 29, 2017

A plaintiffs' attorney who represented claimants in a class action lawsuit against chemical giant DuPont says the company has failed to honor the terms of the…

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Residents of the Mid-Ohio River Valley who have been exposed to C8 (also known as perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA) are advised to get regular medical exams, even if they aren't currently…

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Last month, corporate poisoners DuPont and Chemours…

Monday, February 13, 2017

It was announced today that DuPont and its spin-off, Chemours, have settled 3,500 lawsuits filed by plaintiffs alleging that their illnesses were caused by the chemical known as C8, used in the…

Monday, January 9, 2017

Jurors in Columbus, OH recently ordered Dupont to pay cancer patient, Kenneth Vigneron $10.5 million in punitive damages, on top of a previous award of $2 million in compensatory damages. It’s the…

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

The Law Firm of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty, & Proctor is pleased to announce that the firm won the Special Litigation (Environmental) category in the 2016 Elite Trial…

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