It’s not unusual for local governments to jump on board in class-action and other types of lawsuits, especially with public health and safety issues.
But according to one Chandler assistant city attorney, not all local governments are signing on to a litigation agreement in pursuing money from makers of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS.
“There were a lot of cities and towns who opted out,” Tawn Kao told the Chandler City Council at its July 15 study session. “So the actual dollars each entity would get is determined by many factors in a formula, which includes how many litigants there are and the flow rate and contamination levels.”
