GovGuam to join lawsuit over tainted water
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has called the Legislature into special session Monday to consider a bill authorizing the attorney general to join the growing list of jurisdictions filing lawsuits against the makers of chemicals that may have tainted water across the nation.
Attorney General Leevin Camacho urged quick action.
"We believe it is in Guam's best interest to act promptly to determine whether we can join the multidistrict litigation. ... The consolidation of these suits means the litigation is already in place to allow multiple plaintiffs to seek monetary and other remedies from the same group of defendants," he said. "Delay in filing litigation for Guam could mean we miss out on the first, and potentially largest, opportunity to obtain relief from the companies and entities that participated in contamination of our water resources."
Passage of the bill authorizing litigation is "time sensitive" because there is a deadline for filing suit against the manufacturers of PFAS chemicals, which include companies such as DuPont and 3M.
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