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Connecticut firefighters sue DuPont, 3M, Honeywell over allegedly contaminated gear
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2024-06-25/connecticut-firefighters-sue-dupont-3m-honeywell-over-allegedly-contaminated-gearConnecticut firefighters sue DuPont, 3M, Honeywell over allegedly contaminated gear
By Reuters | June 25, 2024
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was contaminated by toxic "forever chemicals" linked to cancer.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs said they believed the proposed class action filed in the New Haven, Connecticut federal court is the first to exclusively target firefighter gear containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
The Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut, five other unions and five firefighters sued on behalf of firefighters across the state, including cities such as Hartford and Stamford.
They said jackets, pants and other "turnout gear" leeched PFAS into firefighters through their skin, ingestion and inhalation, and that more PFAS is absorbed as temperatures rise and sweat builds up.
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By Reuters | June 25, 2024
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was contaminated by toxic "forever chemicals" linked to cancer.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs said they believed the proposed class action filed in the New Haven, Connecticut federal court is the first to exclusively target firefighter gear containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
The Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut, five other unions and five firefighters sued on behalf of firefighters across the state, including cities such as Hartford and Stamford.
They said jackets, pants and other "turnout gear" leeched PFAS into firefighters through their skin, ingestion and inhalation, and that more PFAS is absorbed as temperatures rise and sweat builds up.
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