Miles Scully and Brian Ledger Author Article on Future of PFAS Published by Reuters & Westlaw Today


September 2023

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani California Partners Miles Scully and Brian Ledger authored an article entitled "PFAS settlements: Future of PFAS litigation landscape to be determined by upcoming decision," published by Reuters and Westlaw Today.

This article explores two tentative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") settlement agreements by defendants 3M and DuPont, oppositions to these agreements, and potential impacts resulting from the approval of these agreements. The defendants were subject to claims for strict product liability, negligence, and nuisance arising from alleged design defects and failure to warn regarding the environmental hazards and toxic effects of PFAS in aqueous film-forming foam ("AFFF") for fire suppression.

To read the full Reuters article, please click here. To read the full Westlaw Today article, please click here.

Scully is a name partner of the firm and is continually ranked as one of the top trial attorneys in the nation. He has served as first chair for dozens of trials and highly publicized verdicts and represents some of the world's largest companies and many well-known celebrities.

Ledger is a partner in the Los Angeles office and has been a leader in Environmental and Toxic Tort Law for 29 years. His cases have included some of the most complex environmental sites in California and several other states.

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