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Company: E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company
Current Parent Company: DuPont de Nemours
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Penalty: $8,300,000
Year: 2011
Date: August 26, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: PFAS/PFOA violation
Violation Description: DuPont agreed to pay $8.3 million to settle a class action alleging that its operations in New Jersey caused perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) to enter the drinking water of nearby residents.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of New Jersey
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:06cv1810
Case Name: Rowe et al v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Company
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: New Jersey
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Delaware
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: specialty materials
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