Taft partner Rob Bilott was quoted and mentioned in recent articles on his fight against ‘forever chemicals’: 

• “The Effects of Environmental and Toxic Exposure,” The National Trial Lawyers.
• “Farmer uncovers company’s dark secret after cows kept dying: ‘An imminent and substantial threat to health’,” MSN.
• “EPA moves to label ‘forever chemicals’ hazardous, kickstarting Superfund cleanups,” Florida Today.
• “‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started,” Politico.
• “Searching for answers to ‘forever chemicals’ – U.S. EPA heading toward regulation,” Cleveland.com.

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.