BASF Corporation enters class settlement with U.S. public water systems
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On May 20, 2024, BASF Corporation (“BASF”), the North American affiliate of BASF SE, agreed to a settlement with a nationwide class of public water systems that detected PFAS in their drinking water sources, which they allege to be associated with the use of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (“AFFF”) products.
- FLORHAM PARK, N.J., May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On May 20, 2024, BASF Corporation (“BASF”), the North American affiliate of BASF SE, agreed to a settlement with a nationwide class of public water systems that detected PFAS in their drinking water sources, which they allege to be associated with the use of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (“AFFF”) products.
- The class of public water systems included in this settlement broadly includes any public water system (as defined in the settlement agreement) that detected PFAS in its drinking water sources as of May 15, 2024.
- The following systems are excluded from the settlement class: water systems owned and operated by a State or the United States government; systems that have not detected the presence of PFAS as of May 15, 2024; small transient water systems; and privately-owned drinking water wells.
- The settlement does not resolve claims of public water systems that request exclusion from the class (“opt out”) pursuant to the process to be established by the MDL Court, although it does provide BASF with the option of terminating the settlement if too many public water systems elect to opt out.