Taft partner Rob Bilott was featured, interviewed, and mentioned in recent articles on the dangers of PFAS:

• “Chemicals in our drinking water. ‘This is a global scandal’,” The Green Amsterdammer. (subscription required)
• “In Parkersburg, the devastating alchemy of DuPont: ‘They were perfectly aware that they were contaminating us’,” Le Monde.
• “Lawyer fighting ‘forever chemicals’ describes the battle ahead,” WBUR.

• “Eternity chemicals are a constant struggle,”Franffurter Allgemeine.
• “Lawyer fighting ‘forever chemicals’: ‘Middle School Superpowers’ offers parents tips,” NPR.

• “Companies like 3M and Chemours used millions of people as guinea pigs,” fd.

• “Lawyers Leading PFAS Litigation Nationwide Announce Significant Progress Toward Implementing Largest Drinking Water Settlements in History,” PRNewswire.

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.