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

• “Three ‘Forever Chemicals’ Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits,” The New York Times (subscription needed).
• “Massive Court Case Suggests ‘Forever Chemical’ Manufacturers Hid Health Risks for Decades,” Consumer Reports.
• “The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS,” Fast Company co-published with Grist.
• “States take matters into their own hands to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’,” The Washington Post (subscription needed).
• “Three ‘Forever Chemicals’ Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits,” The Boston Globe(subscription needed).
• “DuPont and other three major chemical companies agree to pay 1.19 billion in drinking water pollution lawsuit,” Yahoo News 新聞.
• “These Companies Kept Silent About ‘Forever Chemicals’ For Decades : ScienceAlert,”Global-How.
• “Major chemical companies agree billions for PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ drinking water contamination clean up,” ENDS Report.

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.