N.J. PFAS Cleanup Decision Prompts Judge To Hit ‘Reset Button’ On Eve Of Trial

Mealey's ( March 17, 2025, 11:15 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey has issued a memorandum order in which she states that she has hit the “reset button” on a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances"  (PFAS) groundwater contamination case brought by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) against EIDP Inc., formerly E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., and its affiliates because she “struggles to see a path forward to try this case as currently scheduled” in light of NJDEP’s decision to place DuPont’s Chambers Works site under Discretionary Direct Oversight on the eve of trial....