Taft partner Rob Bilott was mentioned in recent articles on PFAS dangers:

• “Sold in the supermarket they have hidden the risks for decades. Pfas, what they are and in which products they are found,” Caffeina Magazine.
• “Farmer uncovers company’s dark secret after cows kept dying: ‘An imminent and substantial threat to health’,” Yahoo News.
• “‘An imminent and substantial threat to health’,” Report Door.
• “From quick help to kitchen appliances, a chain of products with harmful elements for humans,” ResPublica.
• “Chemists check out for ‘eternal pollutants’,” Bilan.
• “The Fight to Ban Forever Chemicals,” CounterPunch.
• “‘Profit Over the Public’s Health’: Study Details Efforts by Makers of Forever Chemicals to Hide Their Harms,” Inside Climate News.

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.