Taft partner Rob Bilott was quoted and mentioned in articles regarding the $12.5 Billion settlement in PFAS contaminated drinking water cases:

• “Three Chemical Companies to Pay Over $1 Billion in Public Water Suits,” The New York Times (subscription needed).
• “Plaintiffs Reach $12.5 Billion Settlement With 3M Over Water Pollution,” FOX 8 News.
• “Eleven billion for environmental damage,” Die Tageszeitung.
• “Taft attorney Rob Bilott involved in $12.5 billion 3M Co. forever chemicals settlement,” Cincinnati Business Courier (subscription needed).
• “Plaintiffs Reach $12.5 Billion Settlement With 3M Over Water Pollution,” US Politics Today.
•  “PFAS: while the Miteni trial continues in Vicenza, the multinational 3M will pay 12.5 billion dollars to contaminated US public water systems,” Vipiù.
• “Pfas, American chemical giant will pay the damages,” Letture Archivi – Città Nuova.
• “Eleven billion for environmental damage,” Die Tageszeitung.

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.