Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leads a new coalition of 10 GOP state AGs supporting North Carolina Democrat Jeff Jackson’s lawsuit against Chemours and DuPont.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is defending his environmental lawsuit against Chemours and DuPont in a new state Supreme Court brief.
The federal government has announced a $450 million settlement with Chemours to resolve complaints about the release of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in North Carolina, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
Chemours and DuPont argue in a new filing at North Carolina’s highest court that state Attorney General Jeff Jackson has no authority to extract even more money from the companies than an earlier lawsuit settlement requires.
NC can establish enforceable limits for PFAS and 1,4-dioxane, require industries to eliminate these discharges at the source, and ensure the financial burden of cleanup falls where it belongs — on polluters, not the public.
Few North Carolinians are likely to criticize state Attorney General Jeff Jackson for pursuing an environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours. They’re easy targets. Yet North Carolina’s Supreme Court will consider in the months ahead whether Jackson has exceeded his authority. The case’s outcome could have significant implications. It could clarify whether state government...
North Carolina’s Supreme Court will consider state Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected DuPont and Chemours’ request to review a public nuisance lawsuit Cumberland County filed against the companies.
The North Carolina Supreme Court split 5-2 in granting a stay in Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a document Thursday with the North Carolina Supreme Court defending his authority to pursue a five-year-old environmental contamination lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours. The companies have asked the high court to rule that Jackson lacks authority to wage the legal battle.
A North Carolina Business Court judge will not pause Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s environmental lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours. A court order Friday indicates that an Oct. 30 hearing in the case will move forward as scheduled.
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