Chemical Companies Denied Petition to Challenge PFAS Class Cert

A federal appeals court refused to grant chemicals manufacturers’ request to appeal a ruling allowing a class of North Carolina residents to seek money for alleged PFAS damage.

The Nov. 17 decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit came about one month after the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina certified a class of state residents who seek reimbursement for property damage that allegedly stemmed from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The Chemours Co. FC LLC and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. requested to appeal Judge James C. Dever’s Oct. ...