DuPont PFAS Lawsuit: $455 Million for North Carolina — Still No Claim Form for People
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On September 9, 2026, Chemours, DuPont de Nemours and Corteva agreed to pay the State of North Carolina and 11 local governments $455 million over 15 years over PFAS from the Fayetteville Works plant. That is the newest DuPont PFAS deal. Like the $1.185 billion water-system settlement and New Jersey's $875 million deal, it pays governments and utilities, not individual residents. For people who say PFAS made them sick, there is still no settlement and no claim form.
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Three Companies, One Chemical Legacy
A DuPont lawsuit today can name three different companies. EIDP, Inc. is the original E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Corteva. The Chemours Company was separated from it in 2015 and owns or operates the old fluorochemical plants. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. is a separate company, called “New DuPont” in some court papers. Under a cost-sharing agreement dated January 22, 2021, Chemours pays half of qualifying legacy PFAS costs and DuPont and Corteva together pay the other half, up to a combined $4 billion.
The lawsuits allege that PFAS released from these plants contaminated drinking water, groundwater, rivers and soil. According to Chemours' own filings, before the separation the old DuPont made PFOA (known as C8) at Fayetteville Works in North Carolina and used it to make fluoropolymers at plants including Washington Works in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Chambers Works in Deepwater, New Jersey. Fayetteville now makes HFPO Dimer Acid. Texas's lawsuit also alleges that the corporate restructurings were designed to avoid liability. The companies deny the allegations; Chemours says it never used PFOA as a polymerization aid, and Chemours and DuPont de Nemours both say they never made or sold firefighting foam (AFFF).
Case Details
There is no single DuPont case. The main proceedings:
Firefighting foam and water systems: In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2:18-mn-2873, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. North Carolina's own foam suits, such as State of North Carolina v. 3M Company et al., No. 2:22-cv-04431-RMG, sit there too. Our AFFF firefighting foam lawsuit page covers the injury side.
New Jersey: four lawsuits the state environmental agency filed in March 2019, consolidated in federal court in New Jersey (Camden).
North Carolina (Fayetteville): state and local suits covered by the September 2026 settlement, plus residents' cases. The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority's case, No. 7:17-cv-00195-D (E.D.N.C.), is expressly left out of the settlement.
C8 (West Virginia and Ohio): Leach v. DuPont in West Virginia state court, and a multidistrict litigation in the Southern District of Ohio that closed in February 2025.
Chemours investors: proposed securities class actions in Delaware federal court, filed in March 2024.
Status as of September 30, 2026: Several Cases, Several Answers
North Carolina, $455 million: signed September 9, 2026. Payments start within 30 days of signing, but the deal becomes final only once the covered lawsuits are dismissed. Source: Chemours filing with the SEC.
New Jersey, $875 million over 25 years: proposed in August 2025. At a June 24, 2026 hearing the court indicated it intends to approve the consent order; the companies' August 2026 quarterly reports still described the final order as expected. The first payment is due within 30 days of entry.
Water systems, $1.185 billion: final judgment February 26, 2024; the companies paid the full amount into the settlement fund in 2023.
Personal injury in MDL 2873: no settlement. An August 2025 order postponed indefinitely the first bellwether trial, which had been set for October 20, 2025. The parties are talking through a mediator.
Fayetteville residents: a certified property-damage class action is set for trial beginning March 2027.
Also pending: New York State sued in July 2026; Texas's deceptive-practices suit, filed December 2024, is back in state court; fire departments filed proposed class actions in July 2026 over PFAS in turnout gear; and about 30 personal-injury suits are pending in federal court in New Jersey.
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Do You Get Anything? It Depends Where You Fit
You get water from a public utility: the $1.185 billion settlement's class is made up of public water systems, not households. Your utility may be a member; you are not, and there is nothing to file.
You lived near Washington Works (Parkersburg, West Virginia): the 2004 Leach settlement covered about 80,000 residents. Class members have a medical monitoring program, which a medical panel ordered changed in September 2025 to keep monitoring for kidney cancer, testicular cancer and ulcerative colitis and to allow out-of-network providers, with notice to the class. Class members may sue only for the diseases the C8 Science Panel linked to PFOA.
You live near Fayetteville Works (North Carolina): a property-damage class action brought for owners and residents near the plant or drawing water from the Cape Fear River was certified in October 2023; trial is set to begin March 2027. About 2,900 private well owners who sued separately reached a settlement in principle in 2026 — it covers those plaintiffs, not the public.
You have cancer or another illness after PFAS exposure: that is an individual lawsuit, most of them in MDL 2873. Claims that do not allege one of eight listed conditions must meet extra evidence requirements or be dismissed, and plaintiffs dropped two of the eight in 2025. See our AFFF firefighting foam lawsuit page.
You bought Chemours stock: the proposed securities class covers buyers from February 10, 2023 to February 28, 2024. Nothing is payable.
What Has Been Paid — and to Whom
The payments to individuals we could confirm come from the C8 cases, through claims their lawyers held: $670.7 million in 2017 for about 3,500 lawsuits, about $83 million in 2021, and $58.5 million under a November 2024 deal for 45 pending cases and 29 pre-suit claims. One 2020 testicular-cancer trial ended in a $40 million compensatory verdict. The Leach settlement also obliges the company to fund up to $235 million for medical monitoring; about $2 million had been spent through June 30, 2026. Those are past results near one plant, not a price list. For the firefighting-foam injury cases there is no settlement, so there is no honest per-person figure — our payout calculator shows how per-person amounts are usually derived once a fund exists.
DuPont PFAS Timeline
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2004 — The Leach Settlement
The old DuPont settles Leach v. DuPont, a West Virginia class action for about 80,000 residents near Washington Works. It funds the C8 Science Panel and up to $235 million in medical monitoring.
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March 2017 — $670.7 Million for C8 Injury Cases
About 3,500 personal-injury suits by Leach class members, consolidated in federal court in Ohio, settle. Later rounds follow in 2021 (about $83 million) and November 2024 ($58.5 million); the Ohio MDL closes in February 2025.
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February 26, 2024 — $1.185 Billion Water Deal Final
The South Carolina court enters final judgment on the public-water-system settlement in MDL 2873, funded half by Chemours and half by DuPont and Corteva.
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August 2025 — New Jersey Deal, Injury Trial Postponed
The companies agree to an $875 million, 25-year consent order with New Jersey. Separately, the MDL court postpones indefinitely the first personal-injury bellwether trial, set for October 20, 2025, and orders unfiled cases filed within 21 days.
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June 2026 — EPA Decree, New Jersey Hearing
Chemours signs a proposed consent decree with EPA and West Virginia: a $23 million civil penalty and $90 million in emission-reduction or drinking-water projects over 15 years. On June 24 the New Jersey court signals it will approve that state's deal. Before a July trial, the companies reach a settlement in principle with about 2,900 Fayetteville-area well owners.
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September 9, 2026 — $455 Million for North Carolina
The companies settle with North Carolina and 11 local governments near Fayetteville Works, paying $455 million over 15 years. The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority's own case is not included.
Three DuPont PFAS Traps
Large headline numbers with no individual claim form attract imitators:
“Claim your share of the $455 million”
Under the agreement itself, the North Carolina money is wired to the State and 11 local governments. There is no claim form for residents, so a site or caller collecting your details “for the North Carolina PFAS settlement” is not filing anything.
A “DuPont water settlement” check for your household
The members of the $1.185 billion class are public water systems. Households are not in that class. A request for bank details or a processing fee to release “your share” does not come from that settlement.
“Your C8 payment is ready”
The Leach medical monitoring program pays testing providers from an escrow account; it does not mail cash to class members. The C8 injury settlements resolved cases and claims held by plaintiffs' lawyers. An unexpected call promising a C8 check for a fee matches neither.
DuPont Lawsuit — Common Questions
Is there a DuPont PFAS lawsuit I can join or a claim form I can file?
Not as of September 30, 2026. The water-system, New Jersey and North Carolina settlements pay utilities and governments, and the personal-injury cases in MDL 2873 have no settlement. An injury claim is your own lawsuit, usually through a lawyer, and the deadline that matters is your state's statute of limitations.
What is the $455 million North Carolina settlement?
Chemours, DuPont de Nemours, Corteva and EIDP signed it on September 9, 2026 with the State of North Carolina and 11 local governments near Fayetteville Works. It pays $455 million over 15 years and resolves their claims over PFAS from the plant, plus the State's other PFAS claims, including firefighting foam. It becomes final once the covered lawsuits are dismissed. The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority kept its own case.
Did DuPont settle the drinking water lawsuits?
With most public water systems, yes: a $1.185 billion class settlement in MDL 2873, with final judgment on February 26, 2024. The class covered systems with PFAS detections or monitoring duties. State- and federally owned systems and small systems without detections or monitoring duties were excluded; systems in the lower Cape Fear River Basin were included only if they asked. Chemours reports opt-outs from about 1,000 of 14,167 listed potential members; DuPont puts it at about 900 of more than 14,000.
Who pays — DuPont, Chemours or Corteva?
Under their January 22, 2021 agreement, Chemours pays 50% of qualifying legacy PFAS costs and DuPont de Nemours and Corteva together pay 50%, up to $4 billion combined. The North Carolina deal counts against that cap as $210 million, its present value as the companies calculate it. After the arrangement ends, Chemours' indemnification duties from its 2015 separation continue.
Has DuPont settled the firefighting foam cancer cases?
No. DuPont de Nemours reported about 12,400 personal-injury cases in the AFFF MDL at June 30, 2026, many with several plaintiffs. In 2026 the court set a process to cure or dismiss deficient complaints (Case Management Order No. 37) and had both sides report claim data, filed under seal in June 2026. Briefing on whether liver and thyroid cancer can be linked to foam exposure was set to end by July 2026. The companies say they are in mediation, with no guarantee of a deal. Our PFAS lawsuit update tracks the docket month by month.
I lived near Parkersburg, West Virginia. What about the C8 cases?
If you are a Leach class member, you can use the medical monitoring program, and you may sue only for the conditions the C8 Science Panel linked to PFOA: pregnancy-induced hypertension including preeclampsia, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis and diagnosed high cholesterol. The Ohio MDL that handled those suits closed in February 2025; DuPont de Nemours says future cases proceed in the courts where they are filed. Chemours must also keep treating water for six area water districts and private well users.
I live near Fayetteville Works in North Carolina. Do I get anything?
Not from the $455 million deal, which pays governments. Residents' own cases are separate: the certified property-damage class action set for trial beginning March 2027; about 2,900 well owners with a 2026 settlement in principle; 59 individuals suing in federal court in eastern North Carolina; and a proposed Brunswick County class, filed in May 2026, that asks for money for home water filters. Keep records of your address, water source and any water testing.
What is the Chemours shareholder lawsuit about?
An Audit Committee review in early 2024 found that the then CEO, CFO and Controller violated the company's code of ethics. Investors filed proposed securities class actions in Delaware federal court in March 2024 for buyers from February 10, 2023 to February 28, 2024. In May 2026 the court granted the motion to dismiss but allowed plaintiffs to seek an amendment; an amended complaint followed in June 2026 and dismissal is being briefed again. Shareholder derivative suits in Delaware state court are stayed. This is separate from the PFAS cases.
Separate from this case: were you injured in the last 2 years?
Class-action payouts are fixed amounts through an administrator. A personal injury claim is a different case — and often worth far more. Free estimate, no obligation.
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