El Du Pont De Nemours and Company

A short history of El Du Pont De Nemours and Company, AFFF manufacturing, and lawsuits

In 1961, internal Du Pont de Nemours scientists found that PFAS exposure could increase liver size in rats and rabbits. Two of seven employees in the company's Teflon division gave birth to children with eye defects. Several years later, Du Pont de Nemours tested public water sources for PFOA near its West Virginia plant. The chemical was found within multiple communities in the state and in Ohio. It is now known that the manufacturer knew of the dangers of PFOA but did not disclose the dangers to the EPA, the employees, or the public who was at risk of exposure.

In 1999, attorney Robert Bilott filed the first lawsuit against Du Pont de Nemours for contaminating water with PFOA on behalf of Wilbur Tennant, a farmer who noticed health issues in his cattle that might have occurred due to having drunk water that traveled downstream from the unlined landfill. As of today, over 15,000 claims have been filed nationwide against Du Pont de Nemours, most of which concern PFAS.

The latest news concerning Du Pont de Nemours is from February 2024, when U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel approved a $1.18 billion settlement with the company regarding PFAS contamination in the nation's public water systems. The settlement was reached after five years of complex and intense litigation, including 30 million pages of discovery documents and over 200 depositions.

El Du Pont De Nemours and Company employees exposed to asbestos

One of the most notorious facilities of DuPont where asbestos was used in tremendous amounts is located in Tonawanda, New York. Nonetheless, asbestos was present in every facility of the company during the last century. While the executives of the company had been aware of the awful health effects of asbestos exposure ever since 1920, they chose to continue using the hazardous mineral for their own financial gain, as asbestos was very cheap at the time. The occupations at the highest risk of developing a serious disease as a result of asbestos exposure through this company are:

• maintenance workers
• factory workers
• chemical plant workers
• painters
• plastic molders
• construction workers

In the regrettable event that you developed a disease as a result of workplace asbestos exposure, we strongly encourage you to contact our law firm, as our attorneys have been pursuing toxic exposure cases since 1990. After you provide your lawyer with your employment and medical records, documents that will stand as evidence to support your case, they will promptly file a personal injury claim for asbestos exposure with DuPont. Eventually, you will receive the maximum compensation available for your injury from your former employer.

It is worthy of note that veterans may also have been exposed to asbestos by using the products of this company while they were serving in the military.

Secondary asbestos exposure, a serious concern for the family members of El Du Pont De Nemours and Company workers

During the last century, secondary asbestos exposure was a very common occurrence among the family members of DuPont workers, as they were not provided with any protective equipment on the job and would thereby often return home with toxic dust on their clothes, skin and hair. Their wives would inhale and ingest asbestos fibers mostly when laundering their work clothes, whereas their children would come in contact with the dangerous mineral when greeting their fathers upon coming back home from the job.

If you struggle with a disease you suspect is the result of secondary asbestos exposure that occurred when you lived in the same house as a family member who was working at DuPont, please contact our law firm for a free-of-charge case review. After a thorough discussion with our legal team, our resourceful attorneys will be able to tell you with certainty whether you are eligible for compensation.

If you are, your involvement in the legal process will be minimal, as you will only have to send your lawyer the employment records of your family member and your medical records, documents that will be used as evidence to support your claim. In the end, you will obtain the maximum compensation you are entitled to from DuPont if you choose to work with our experienced law firm.

Quality legal assistance for employees and firefighters injured by exposure to asbestos or AFFF of Du Pont de Nemours

With over 35 years of professional experience, our diligent attorneys are ready to offer former Du Pont de Nemours employees affected by asbestos exposure, as well as civilian and military firefighters impacted by AFFF exposure, the legal assistance they need. To initiate the legal process, you will only have to send us your employment or military records, which you must retrieve, and your medical records with your eligible diagnosis.

After a thorough and careful evaluation of your situation, we will decide whether you qualify to file an asbestos exposure or an AFFF exposure claim with Du Pont de Nemours to obtain the financial compensation you might be entitled to for your suffering. If you are eligible, our skilled attorneys will begin working on your case immediately, as the process will be complex and tedious, requiring a lot of patience from you and our legal team.