Taft partner Rob Bilott was quoted and interviewed in recent articles on 3M and his fight against PFAS: 

• “Illinois knew about 3M chemical pollution but failed to take action,” Chicago Tribune.
• “Global polluter 3M pledges to stop manufacturing toxic ‘forever chemicals’,” Environmental Working Group.
• “3M to Stop Producing PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ by End of 2025 (1),” Bloomberg
• “3M says it wills top producing ‘forever chemicals’ after a spate of lawsuits and looming regulation—but activists say it’s too little too late,” Fortune.
• “The long road to recovering PFAS damages,” The Maine Monitor.
• “3M to stop making ‘forever chemicals’,” Minnesota Reformer.

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.