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Who was DuPont’s worst nightmare?

Robert Bilott '83, Attorney Who Became ‘DuPont’s Worst Nightmare’ to Speak at New Topics Discussion - New College of Florida Skip to main contentSkip to site alert New College of Florida Search Search Submit Quick Navigation Menu Visit Apply You are here: Home New College News

Who was the lawyer for DuPont?

In August 2000, Bilott called DuPont’s lawyer, Bernard Reilly, and explained that he knew what was going on. It was a brief conversation. The Tennants settled.

Why did Dupont settle the Tennants case?

After Bilott discovered that thousands of tons of DuPont's PFOA had been dumped into the landfill next to the Tennants' property and that DuPont's PFOA was contaminating the surrounding community's water supply, DuPont settled the Tennants' case.

How many cases are left to try in the DuPont case?

Bilott is currently prosecuting Wolf v. DuPont, the second of the personal-injury cases filed by the members of his class. The plaintiff, John M. Wolf of Parkersburg, claims that PFOA in his drinking water caused him to develop ulcerative colitis. That trial begins in March. When it concludes, there will be 3,533 cases left to try.

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How much money did rob Bilott make from DuPont settlement?

His litigation efforts yielded more than $671 million dollars in damages for approximately 3,500 people. DuPont also settled with the EPA, agreeing to pay a mere $16.5 million fine for failure to disclose their findings about C8, a toxin that is now estimated to be present in 98 percent of the world's population.

What is Rob Bilott doing now?

Bilott serves on the board of directors for Less Cancer, the board of trustees for Green Umbrella, and served on the alumni board for New College of Florida from 2018-2021.

What did Robert Bilott Sue DuPont for?

In the 2000s, Bilott sued the chemical company DuPont after discovering it contaminated the drinking water of communities along the Ohio-West Virginia border with a chemical called perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

Who was the lawyer against DuPont?

Rob BilottRob Bilott was a corporate defense attorney for eight years. Then he took on an environmental suit that would upend his entire career — and expose a brazen, decades-long history of chemical pollution.

Who does Robert Bilott work for?

Robert Bilott is a partner at the law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP in Cincinnati, Ohio where he has practiced environmental law and litigation for more than twenty-eight years.

Is Dark Waters a true story?

Dark Waters mostly stays true to the real story "Dark Waters" is extremely accurate when compared to the true events, which makes it all the more upsetting. The script is based on the 2016 New York Times article "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare," written by journalist Nathaniel Rich.

Did Wilbur Tennant get money from DuPont?

Wilbur Tennant and his wife, Sandra, won a legal settlement from DuPont two years ago after they accused the company of sickening their family and killing their cattle by dumping C8 into a landfill near their farm.

Is Teflon still made with C8?

DuPont agreed to casually phase out C8 by 2015. But it still makes Teflon. DuPont replaced C8 with a new chemical called Gen-X, which is already turning up in waterways.

Did DuPont lose the lawsuit?

Chemours sued DuPont in 2019, claiming that DuPont's liability estimates were “spectacularly wrong.” The case was dismissed in 2020 over procedural issues.

What happened to the lawyer in Dark Waters?

Bilott's health has taken a battering too. A mysterious neurological disorder struck him in 2008. He suffered tremors and a palsy on his right side which turned into violent shaking convulsions up and down the right side of his body. The episodes would return at unexpected moments, leaving Bilott incapacitated.

Did anyone go to jail from DuPont?

Du Pont died in prison while serving a sentence of thirty years for the murder of Dave Schultz. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.