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09Feb

PFAS Liability Litigation and the Construction Industry – Act Now or Pay Later

For decades, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in the production and composition of many products used daily throughout Florida and across the country. Prized for their desirable properties, PFAS chemicals can be found in products like food packaging, cookware, stain-resistant textiles and fire-fighting aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). Despite the serious health and ecological dangers posed, these chemicals are still found in products today. PFAS use and exposure...
By: Shutts & Bowen LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/pfas-liability-litigation-and-the-1535023/

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