McHENRY COUNTY, Ill. (WBBM Newsradio) – Two McHenry County fire protection districts are suing chemical and equipment manufacturers to recover the cost of replacing firefighting gear containing PFAS, alleging the companies concealed health risks associated with the products.
The Harvard and Marengo fire protection districts filed the complaint Sept. 11 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Defendants include 3M, DuPont-related companies, W.L. Gore & Associates, Globe Manufacturing and Lakeland Industries.
The districts are seeking to represent a proposed class of Illinois entities that purchased turnout gear containing PFAS made or supplied by the defendants. The complaint asks the court to approve class-action status…