DuPont, Chemours and Corteva Reach Agreement to Resolve PFAS-Related Claims in North Carolina
DuPont, together with The Chemours Co., and Corteva Inc. and its subsidiary EIDP Inc. (formerly known as E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and together with its parent, Corteva Inc., referred to as “Corteva”), has entered into a settlement with the State of North Carolina and 11 local entities in the vicinity of the company’s Fayetteville Works facility that were excluded from the U.S. Public Water System Class Settlement approved in 2024.
The settlement resolves litigations brought by North Carolina and the settling local entities relating to PFAS and other historical discharges from Fayetteville Works, as well as the North Carolina’s claims of PFAS contamination unrelated to that site, including from the use of AFFF.
Settlement payments will total $455 million over a 15-year period beginning within 30 days of the execution date of the Settlement Agreement. Of the total settlement amount, $18 million is attributed to alleged PFAS contamination unrelated to Fayetteville Works, of which no more than $14.4 million, approximately 3%, can be ascribed to AFFF.
The terms of the settlement, including a further description of claims released and not released, are set forth in the Settlement Agreement, which remains subject to entry of dismissals of the covered litigations.
The 11 local entities are Bladen County, Brunswick County, Columbus County, Cumberland County, New Hanover County, Robeson County, Sampson County, Town of Wrightsville Beach, City of Lumberton, Village of Bald Head Island, and Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority.
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