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The attorneys representing impacted residents of Salisbury, Maryland, in a class action lawsuit against Perdue AgriBusiness held an informational webinar to discuss the ongoing situation earlier this month.
A 90-day notice was sent to Perdue Agribusiness on behalf of BMF clients, demanding they stop discharging toxic PFAS chemicals into the drinking water and groundwater of Salisbury, Maryland.
Perdue Farms has been issued a 90-day notice under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) over PFAS contamination in Salisbury, MD. BMF Partner Philip C. Federico spoke with WUSA-TV about the legal action, which calls on Perdue to stop practices linked to toxic “forever chemicals” found in local groundwater and streams within 90 days—or face another lawsuit.
Salisbury resident and cancer survivor Rachel Chaney says PFAS contamination near Perdue’s plant has harmed her family’s health. She is one of several plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit. Perdue claims there is no connection and is seeking to have the case dismissed.
Over 350 wells near Perdue’s Salisbury plant are contaminated with PFAS, with one sample exceeding EPA limits by 340 times. BMF attorney Chase Brockstedt, representing affected residents, says Perdue failed to warn the public for nearly a year.
State officials found toxic chemicals in the wastewater of the Perdue AgriBusiness factory more than a year before neighboring residents in the Salisbury area were informed about any contamination, according to emails between the company and state environmental officials obtained by The Baltimore Banner.
Perdue is reporting good progress after elevated levels of PFAS, or so-called forever chemicals, were found in groundwater near its Zion Church Road AgriBusiness facility. Company leaders are still searching for the source of the chemicals in the water. PFAS have been linked to serious illness by scientists.
Progress is being made by Perdue Farms after PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) or "forever chemicals" were detected at the Perdue Agribusiness facility on Zion Church Road, and subsequently at hundreds of nearby properties.
Residents across the state and country are becoming increasingly aware of their communities' troubled waters contaminated with PFAS.
Residents in Salisbury, MD, are grappling with groundwater contamination from PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” linked to a Perdue Farms facility. The Maryland Department of the Environment identified the contamination in 2023, prompting Perdue to expand testing to over 900 properties.
At a Thursday night town hall, over 100 community members learned that tests of private wells revealed more residents are drinking contaminated water. This finding comes from an early investigation by the Baird Mandalas Brockstedt & Federico law firm, which filed a class action lawsuit against the chicken plant on October 11.
Attorneys representing the Salisbury community in a class action lawsuit over contamination from PFAS are holding a town hall meeting to discuss legal action against Perdue AgriBusiness.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury.
Perdue AgriBusiness is facing a class action lawsuit. The legal move comes after elevated levels of PFAs, or forever chemicals, were identified in groundwater surrounding the company's Zion Church Road facility in Salisbury.