Taft partner Rob Bilott was mentioned in recent articles discussing the hazardous effects of PFAS:

• “A recent gathering of Kentucky lawyers showed the ‘noble calling’ at its best | Opinion,” Lexington Herald Leader.
• “How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals,” The New Yorker. (Subscription Required)
• “Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe,” ProPublica.
• “‘Multinational companies have poisoned the planet with forever chemicals in pursuit of profits’,” Jersey Evening Post.
• “Will the EPA’s New PFAS Rules Protect Our Water, Farms and Health?” Barn Raiser.
• “This revolutionary material actually hides a health and environmental crisis,” Redian新闻.
• “Will the EPA’s New PFAS Rules Protect Our Water, Farms and Health?,” The Maine Monitor.

Dubbed by The New York Times Magazine as “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” in an article published on Jan. 6, 2016, Bilott has represented a diverse array of clients, nationwide, who have been harmed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “Forever Chemicals.” His work is the subject of a recent feature film, “Dark Waters,” and the documentary “The Devil We Know,” and is detailed in his book, “Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-year Battle Against DuPont.” Bilott is a member of Taft’s Environmental, Litigation, and Product Liability and Personal Injury practices and is a board member of Less Cancer and Green Umbrella.