A years-long wait for more than 2,600 residents suing a Fayetteville chemical company will be settled out of court, according to court records.
The plaintiffs are property owners near the Fayetteville Works facility, where DuPont and Chemours released forever chemicals, known as PFAS, since the 1980s. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or forever chemicals, are reused in the manufacture of consumer and commercial products such as nonstick cookware and firefighting foam.
The plaintiffs were part of a mass tort litigation case first filed in 2018, meaning that similar claims would be handled together but would be treated separately when determining damages and awards for each affected individual…