[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: United Technologies Corp. targeted in lawsuits

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Multiple UTC subsidiaries targeted in PFAS pollution lawsuits

By GREGORY B. HLADKY
HARTFORD COURANT (CT)
OCTOBER 14, 2019 

At least four current or former subsidiaries of Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp. have been named as defendants in numerous lawsuits seeking damages for alleged pollution from potentially hazardous PFAS firefighting foam.

UTC-related entities that include Kidde-Fenwal Inc., National Foam, UTC Fire & Security and the company formerly known as GE Interlogix Inc. are all entangled in a massive web of federal legal actions involving PFAS pollution claims.

“The money involved will likely be in the billions,” James Ray, an attorney with Hartford-based law firm of Robinson & Cole who is monitoring PFAS pollution litigation, said of potential settlements that could emerge from these cases.

No PFAS lawsuits have yet been filed in Connecticut, but Ray believes that it’s only a matter of time. “I would expect to see [PFAS] lawsuits creep up in Connecticut,” Ray said.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-pfas-lawsuits-utc-20191014-pdmavcelmbg3hjw6fp25vujbku-story.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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