Class action litigation against DuPont is being filed in federal courts in states representing more than one third of the nation's population.Class action litigation against DuPont is being filed in federal courts in states representing more than one third of the nation's population. The suits allege that the chemical and manufacturing giant knew for more than 20 years that Teflon Teflon /Tef·lon/ (tef´lon) trademark for preparations of polytef (polytetrafluoroethylene). and its component chemicals had the potential to make people sick, and hid that fact from consumers. The Department of Justice is also investigating DuPont in connection with its concealment concealment n. fraudulent failure to reveal information which someone knows and is aware that in good faith he/she should communicate to another. Examples include failure to disclose defects in goods sold (the horse has been sick, the car has been in an accident), leaving out significant liabilities in a credit application, or omitting assets from a bankruptcy schedule to keep them from being available for distribution to creditors. of the company's 1981 study on its own employees of the effect of a key component of Teflon, perfluoroctanoic acid (PFOA PFOA - Peninsula Friends of Animals (Sequim, WA) PFOA - Perfluorooctanoic Acid (suspected carcinogen used in making Teflon) PFOA - Platform Fiber Optics Assembly PFOA - Portland Football Officials Association (Oregon) PFOA - Problem Formulation and Options Assessment). |
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