1.16.20

Michigan Private Attorney General Sues PFAS Manufacturers

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed suit against 17 chemical manufacturers Tuesday, Jan. 14, in Washtenaw County Circuit Court in Ann Arbor. The complaint alleges under a number of theories that the defendants are responsible for environmental contamination and personal injuries that Michigan attributes to PFAS compounds the defendants manufactured or are otherwise allegedly responsible for. The complaint alleges fraudulent corporate restructuring and unjust enrichment, tort (negligence, trespass, and nuisance), and state environmental statutory claims. 

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