More information
Newsletter article, PFAS Settlements: How Much is Enough?
Our team:
- Jeff Kray, Managing Partner
- Jessica Ferrell, Partner, Chair of Litigation Department
- Isabel Carey, Associate
- Victor Xu, Associate
Settlement materials
- Proposed 3M settlement agreement
- Proposed DuPont settlement agreement
- Marten Law Request for Additional Time to Review Proposed Settlements
Sample of PFAS remediation cost estimates reported nationwide
- Nationwide: $3-6 billion per year
- Orange County, CA: $1 billion over 30 years
- Columbia, SC (population 137,541): $150-200 million capital cost, $20 million annual operation costs
- Pleasanton, CA (population 78,252): $46 million capital cost
- Ames, IA (population 66,424): $36 million capital cost, $1.5 million annual operation costs
- Lakewood, WA (population 63,331): $377 million total cost over 55 years
- Rome, GA (population 37,746): $100 million capital cost
- Stuart, FL (population 17,531): $105 million total costs
- Littleton, MA (population, 10,152): $30 million capital cost, at least $500,000 annual operation costs
- Emmaus, PA (population 11,627): $24-30 million annualized over 20 years