Taft partner Rob Bilott was quoted and mentioned in media on the dangers of PFAS: 

• “North Carolina sues 3M, others over firefighting foams,” Reuters.
• “Research Leads to Regulation on ‘Forever Chemicals,’” Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
• “20 years of cleaning like 20 years of smoking. How many toxins do we inhale in our homes?,” Weekend Gazeta.pl.
• “A new roll call of the worst corporate polluters,” Raw Story.
• “Potential Federal Action Would Address Common and Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals,’” The Appalachian VOICE.
• “Rep. Lewis Testifies at PFAS Interagency Task Force,” Framingham SOURCE.

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.