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Winnebago committee hears presentation on PFAS litigation and retainer terms
Summary
A presenter told the Winnebago County Judiciary and Public Safety Committee that national plaintiff firms are offering to pursue PFAS claims tied to firefighting foam; the firms propose contingency fees and would front soil testing costs, the presenter said. The committee discussed timing and whether to route a resolution through committee before a county-board vote.
At the May 5 meeting of the Winnebago County Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, a presenter described a national campaign to pursue litigation tied to PFAS contamination from aqueous film-forming foam and asked the committee whether the county wants to consider joining.
The presenter said firms including Baron and Budd and other plaintiff firms are coordinating a multi-district federal case and are offering to front expert and deposition costs and to be paid on contingency. "They would get 25% of gross recovery," the presenter said, adding that in the proposed split about…
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