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Houston Litigator Bill Jackson Leads New Jersey to $2.4B Settlements of ‘Forever Chemical’ Litigation

A Houston lawyer in Kelley Drye & Warren’s environmental law practice group served as lead trial counsel for the state of New Jersey, guiding historic $2.4 billion settlements in “forever chemical” litigation against DuPont and 3M that were finalized via consent orders by a federal judge last week. 

The PFAS settlements — which include extensive remediation requirements and under which DuPont will pay about $2 billion and 3M will pay more than $400 million — are historic in the context of natural resource damages recoveries, ranking alongside those reached in the BP/Deepwater Horizon litigation and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Michelle Casady

Michelle Casady is based in Houston and covers litigation and appeals — including trials, breaking news and industry trends — for The Texas Lawbook.

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