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.
Thousands of El Du Pont De Nemours and Company employees began suffering from terrible diseases after 1980
If you are diagnosed with a cancerous disease, you or a family member will deal with our staff over the phone and via emails ONLY, no need to travel at all. If you pass away before or during the process, surviving family members will receive the amount awarded by the claims.
If you receive the diagnosis of a noncancerous disease, please check on your health regularly as these asbestos-related diseases tend to turn into cancer and can be misdiagnosed as well.
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.
Asbestos products workers at El Du Pont De Nemours and Company would manufacture or encounter
Although the company did not manufacture asbestos products per se, they made use of the dangerous mineral in tremendous amounts for the production of a wide range of chemicals. This greatly endangered the health of their employees, as they were not required to wear any protective equipment when handling asbestos on the job. Nowadays, up to 20% of former industrial workers struggle with terrible diseases as a result of occupational asbestos exposure. The following are some of the asbestos products workers of DuPont may have encountered on the job during the last century.
- Asbestos tape
- Asbestos mask
- Asbestos gloves
- Asbestos fire curtains
- Asbestos cloth
- Asbestos calcium silicate
- Asbestos blankets
- Asbestos aprons