Abstract
Asahi Kasei Plastics North America and the State of Michigan have settled a lawsuit requiring the company to investigate and remediate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at its former manufacturing site in Brighton. The resulting consent decree calls for Asahi to investigate PFAS in soil, groundwater, and surface water at the site and to undertake suitable actions to address levels that exceed criteria set by the state. The settlement could be the first of many, Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel said at a press briefing Jan. 30. Initially, 17 defendants were part of a 2020 lawsuit the state filed against PFAS manufacturers. Asahi’s portion was separated from the larger suit, and six PFAS cases are currently pending in either state or federal court. The Asahi case is the first to be resolved. “I started the PFAS litigation project in 2020 to bring relief to communities impacted by PFAS,” Nessel
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