Lawyers Warn Of Emerging Tort Suits Against Downstream Users Of PFAS

NEW YORK -- Defense lawyers are raising concerns about an emerging “second wave” of PFAS litigation against water suppliers, grocery stores and other downstream PFAS users that are being targeted by plaintiffs despite not having produced the chemicals, underscoring the renewed call for protections against liability for such parties. “In a case where you bring a product liability action against the manufacturer, that company has created the product, designed the product, sold and profited from that product, and probably has...