Actors / Company · United States
Chemours
Appears in 8 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuPont PFOA (C8) at Washington Works, Parkersburg, and the Tennant farm | 2015 spin-off; shares PFAS settlements | United States | 1981–2026 | Chemical pollution |
| PFAS insurance disputes (3M, Chemours, DuPont) | Policyholder; arbitration claimant against insurers | United States | 2020–2026 | Insurance declined or withdrawn |
| Chemours spin-off liabilities | Spun-off company that received DuPont's PFAS liabilities | United States | 2015–2025 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
| DuPont, Chemours and Corteva: PFAS cost-sharing and water-system settlement | Spun off from DuPont in 2015; bears half of the cost sharing; party to the water-systems fund; insured | United States | 2015–2025 | Chemical pollution |
| PFAS water utility settlements by 3M, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva | Co-party to the June 2023 water-systems settlement; alleged understated liability at separation | United States | 2023–2036 | Chemical pollution |
| 3M agrees to pay US public water suppliers $10.3bn over PFAS | company; settling party | United States | 2023 | Chemical pollution |
| GenX chemical found in Cape Fear River, a DuPont and Chemours replacement for PFOA | Producer of GenX; party to the 2021 resolution and the lawsuit against DuPont | United States | 2009 | Chemical pollution |
| Dutch prosecutors declined to charge over Chemours Dordrecht birth-defect complaints | Operator of the Dordrecht plant | Netherlands | 2021–2026 | Chemical pollution |
Appears alongside
DuPont ×7Corteva ×7US Environmental Protection Agency ×4State of New Jersey ×33M ×3C8 Science PanelWeinberg GroupAIGJohnson ControlsTyco Fire ProductsCentury IndemnityCarrierTonoga Inc.Zurich InsuranceAmerican Water Works Association (AWWA)Openbaar Ministerie (Public Prosecution Service)Custom Powders
Terms used on this page
Science and environment
- PFOA (C8) and PFAS
- PFAS are a large family of human-made chemicals that persist in the environment and the body; PFOA, also called C8, is one of them and was used to make Teflon.
Law and courts
- Arbitration
- A private dispute process in which an appointed arbitrator, instead of a court, decides the case.
Bonds and banking
- Liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy
- Legal processes that apply when a company cannot pay its debts; its assets are sold and claims against it may go unpaid.