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"
$17.1B
Attorney General James and a bipartisan coalition of 50 other attorneys general secured a landmark settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) worth up to $17.1 billion to address the company's harmful and addictive features targeting minors on Facebook and Instagram. The settlement requires Meta to implement significant changes, including age verification, time limits for minors, restrictions on notifications, and options to opt out of algorithmic feeds, along with monetary payments to states for mental health and education programs.
$3.3M
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum, and Hickman's Egg Ranch for illegally coordinating to influence a daily price index for eggs, artificially inflating prices for retailers and consumers nationwide. The companies will deliver 53 million eggs to food banks across 17 participating states, pay a combined $3.3 million, and adopt compliance measures to prevent future violations.
$2.0M
New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with four other states and the FTC, settled with Zillow and Redfin after they entered an illegal agreement to stop competing in the multifamily rental advertising market. Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to shut down its advertising business and exclusively display Zillow's listings. The settlement requires the companies to resume competing and pay $2 million.
$400K
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $400,000 from Thirty Madison, Inc., an online medication provider, for misleading consumers about auto-renewing subscriptions and making cancellation difficult. The company failed to clearly disclose subscription terms and non-refundable fees, and required multiple steps to cancel. The settlement requires payment, refunds to eligible subscribers, and changes to subscription practices.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 22 attorneys general plus Pennsylvania secured a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from seizing the names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of 17 million commercial drivers nationwide, including nearly 500,000 New Yorkers. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted the TRO, preventing the federal government from accessing the data or cutting off access to the critical database.
$3.3M
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a bipartisan multistate settlement with major egg producers Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum, and Hickman's Egg Ranch for illegally coordinating to influence a daily price index for eggs, artificially inflating prices for retailers and consumers nationwide. The companies will deliver 53 million eggs to food banks across 17 participating states (including 4,968,000 eggs to New York) and pay a combined $3.3 million. The companies will also adopt compliance measures to prevent future illegal coordination. Note: This is an antitrust/price-fixing case, not a privacy enforcement action.