On March 29, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel in South Carolina granted final approval to a class settlement between public water systems and 3M that will provide funds to public water systems across America to help remediate the harm that PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals,’ has caused. The settlement will result in payments for the benefit of public water systems between $10.5 and $12.5 billion. 

As you may have seen on our social media channels, this follows final approval of a $1.2 billion settlement between public water systems affected by ‘forever chemicals’ and other major chemicals companies DuPont, Chemours and Corteva.   

Combined, these historic settlements deliver up to $13.7 billion to public water systems facing PFAS contamination. The funds provided through these settlements will help affected systems address contamination, and put necessary testing technologies in place, to ensure that Americans have access to safe, clean drinking water.  

Interested in learning more about FeganScott’s work to protect our nation’s drinking water?

Read on for other case and firm updates, including how Hyundai and Kia owners can submit a claim for the $200 million settlement in our anti-theft litigation against the popular car manufacturers.

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received preliminary approval. Now, Hyundai and Kia owners impacted by the automakers’ failure to install an immobilizer, a common antitheft device, in 2011-2022 models can claim their portion of the settlement, valued at more than $200 million. If you received a settlement notice or owned or leased one of the eligible vehicles, you have until January 11, 2025, to submit your claim.

To learn more about the case, the settlement, and where to submit your claim, click here.

Ohio Jury Awards 10 Women More Than $10 Million in Sex Abuse Case

On February 29, a Fairfield County, Ohio jury awarded $10 million to ten survivors in our case against a massage therapist who abused them during their visits to a popular Lancaster holistic health clinic between 2019 and 2021. The original lawsuit was filed by FeganScott in 2021. The spa and its owner agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement in the midst of trial.

FeganScott’s Lynn Ellenberger, the lead trial attorney for the case, joined her to speaker to the message this verdict sends to the network of industries and companies that harbor predators, message this verdict sends to the network of industries and companies that harbor predators, putting them on alert that FeganScott links its arms with survivors to hold those who protect predators responsible for the abuse they help facilitate.

Read the full story here.

litigation against Beyond Meat, which  accuses the popular plant-based substitute producer of falsely marketing the protein content of its products. With this green light, FeganScott and its co-counsel will continue to vigorously pursue recovery for consumers who took the company’s unfair and deceptive marketing at its word.  

Read more about the case here.

settlement to a lawsuit filed on behalf of students who were unfairly charged in-person tuition and fees during the spring semester of 2020 — despite the university’s COVID-related campus closures. The settlement provides refunds to students for certain fees paid while the campus was shut down.  

Learn more about the case, for which FeganScott served as local counsel here.

telecommunications provider failed to properly protect their data, allowing a widespread data breach that impacted their personal information along with more than 73 million current and former AT&T customers. 

Read more about the case here.

FeganScott has become one of the nation’s leading law firms protecting the rights and interests of those who’ve fallen victim to identity theft. If you think that you’ve been the target of identity theft, we encourage you contact us so we can discuss your rights under the law.

Firm News

FeganScott Welcomes Mike von Klemperer to the Team

We are excited to welcome Mike von Klemperer to FeganScott. Mike joined our firm in April to serve our consumer fraud practice from our newly opened Washington, D.C. office.  

Mike has devoted his career to fighting corporate fraud and wrongdoing. With over a decade of experience prosecuting high-profile and complex cases in a wide range of areas, including healthcare fraud, consumer protection, employment discrimination, class actions, whistleblower qui tam cases, antitrust, and patent infringement suits.

Before starting at FeganScott, Mike was a shareholder at Baron & Budd P.C. There, he played a leading role incases seeking to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable for its role in the opioid crisis and represented states and other government entities in litigation against manufacturers, distributors, and retail pharmacies, ultimately helping to recover over $1 billion for his clients.

To learn more about Mike, click here.