New York Attorney General Letitia James sued 3M, DuPont, and other chemical companies for knowingly causing decades of PFAS pollution through consumer products. The lawsuit alleges the companies hid toxicity risks, failed to warn the public, and seeks cleanup funding, damages, and injunctive relief.
The lawsuit seeks a court order holding companies liable for environmental and public health damage, requiring them to fund cleanup efforts, provide adequate warnings on products, cease misleading advertising, and pay damages, restitution, and disgorgement of profits.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements for clauses related to hazardous substance disclosure, environmental indemnification, and compliance with PFAS regulations. Customer contracts may need updates to include warranties against toxic chemicals and allocation of cleanup costs. Employee agreements should address exposure risks and monitoring obligations.
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https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-sues-some-nations-largest-chemical-companies-over-toxic
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"3M Company (3M), EIDP, Inc. (EIDP), The Chemours Company, Inc. (Chemours), Corteva, Inc. (Corteva), and DuPont De Nemours, Inc. (DuPont)"
"The lawsuit also seeks damages, restitution, and other financial penalties."
"violated New York’s consumer protection laws"
"failed to warn the public about the risks of PFAS in consumer goods"
$240K
The New York Attorney General investigated a group of debt buyers for filing foreclosure actions seeking payment of long-expired mortgage debts. The companies agreed to pay $240,000 in penalties and more than $242,000 in consumer restitution, stop seeking payment of time-barred debts, and amend claims in pending foreclosure cases.
$240K
New York Attorney General Letitia James reached an agreement with debt buyers that allegedly filed foreclosure lawsuits seeking payment on expired mortgage debt. The companies must pay $240,000 in penalties and more than $242,000 in restitution, and stop seeking expired payments in ongoing and future cases.
$6.0M
The New York Attorney General secured disgorgement settlements totaling $5,975,861 from four promoters of NovaTech and AWS Mining over fraudulent investment claims and an illegal pyramid scheme. The promoters were permanently banned from the securities, commodities, and cryptocurrency industries; the Attorney General separately asked the court to order NovaTech’s founders to pay $1.3 billion, which was not yet an order.
$98K
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement after T-Mobile raised prices on plans it had advertised with a promise that prices would never change. T-Mobile must offer affected customers refunds and other benefits, honor price guarantees through at least 2029 for customers who remain, clearly disclose limitations on future guarantees, and pay New York $98,000.
$2.6M
New York and Connecticut reached a settlement with Boston Children’s Health Physicians and its IT security provider, XTIUM, after a 2024 breach exposed private information of approximately 825,000 New York residents and 62,871 Connecticut residents. The companies will pay $2.64 million and implement enhanced cybersecurity measures; additional penalties are conditional on violating the settlement.
New York Attorney General Letitia James joined 16 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass proposed legislation addressing the federal government’s release of Jeffrey Epstein-related records. The press release says DOJ has not fully disclosed the records required by the original law and that personal information of at least 43 victims was exposed in released files; this is a legislative advocacy announcement, not an enforcement action imposing a penalty or remedy.