Alabama town settles its ‘carpet capital’ forever chemicals lawsuit

A small town on the Alabama-Georgia border has settled a lawsuit related to drinking water contamination from the carpet industry in Georgia, bringing a nearly nine-year long case to an end.

Beasley Allen law firm, which represented the small town of Centre’s water board, announced Thursday that the utility had reached a confidential settlement with DuPont, one of the largest chemical companies in the world, after a one-week trial.

“I am so proud of the result for our client,” said Matt Griffith, an attorney who represented Centre’s water board in the trial…

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