# Environmental Litigation Group | Baron & Budd, P.C.

> EnvironmentalLitigationGroup.com is the public website for Baron & Budd, P.C.'s Environmental Litigation Group, a plaintiffs' litigation practice representing public entities, water providers, property owners, businesses, and individuals in environmental contamination, toxic-exposure, wildfire, public-nuisance, and related matters.

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## Start Here

* [Home](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/): Overview of the Environmental Litigation Group, featured litigation areas, selected results, current updates, and contact options.
* [About the Environmental Litigation Group](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/about/): Background on the practice, its approach to environmental litigation, leadership, experience, and representation of public entities and individuals.
* [Attorneys and Staff](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/attorneys/): Directory of the attorneys, paralegals, and other professionals associated with the Environmental Litigation Group.
* [Scott Summy](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/attorneys/scott-summy/): Profile of the Environmental Litigation Group's leader, including experience in water contamination, toxic tort, wildfire, and public-entity litigation.
* [News and Updates](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/): Firm announcements, litigation developments, settlement news, awards, and other environmental-law updates.
* [Contact](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/contact/): Contact information, office details, phone number, and online form for requesting a case evaluation.

## Water Contamination and Chemical Litigation

* [Water Contamination](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/water-contamination/): Overview of litigation involving contaminated public water supplies, groundwater, drinking-water treatment costs, and chemicals such as PFAS, PCBs, TCP, PCE, TCE, MTBE, and atrazine.
* [PFAS Contamination](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/pfas/): Information about PFAS, PFOA, and PFOS contamination, potential sources, persistence in the environment, drinking-water impacts, and related litigation.
* [Aqueous Film-Forming Foam](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/afff/): Information about PFAS-containing firefighting foam, contamination associated with military bases, airports, refineries, and training facilities, and related claims.
* [GenX Contamination](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/genx/): Information about GenX and other fluorochemical contamination associated with the Cape Fear River region and the Fayetteville Works facility.
* [1,2,3-Trichloropropane](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/tcp/): Information about TCP groundwater contamination, historical agricultural uses, public-water-system treatment costs, and litigation involving chemical manufacturers.
* [PCB Contamination](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/pcb/): Information about polychlorinated biphenyl contamination in stormwater and waterways, municipal cleanup costs, Monsanto litigation, and the nationwide class settlement.
* [Sherwin-Williams Site](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/sherwin-williams-site/): Information about alleged contamination associated with historical paint-manufacturing facilities in New Jersey, including lead, arsenic, and volatile organic compounds.
* [Camp Lejeune Water Contamination](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/camp-lejeune-water-contamination/): Historical information about contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, exposure periods, associated illnesses, and the claims process. Any current deadline or eligibility information should be independently verified.

## Public-Entity and Community Litigation

* [Wildfire Litigation](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/wildfire/): Overview of wildfire litigation involving utilities, public entities, property owners, businesses, and individuals, including selected California wildfire settlements.
* [JUUL and Youth Vaping Litigation](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/juul/): Information about litigation brought on behalf of school districts and other public entities concerning youth vaping and JUUL products.

## Significant and Historical Environmental Cases

* [MTBE Contamination](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/mtbe/): History of litigation over methyl tertiary-butyl ether contamination in public water systems and groundwater, including representation of public entities.
* [BP Oil Spill](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/bp-oil-spill/): Information about the Deepwater Horizon disaster and related representation of public entities, businesses, and individuals.
* [Atrazine Contamination](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/atrazine/): Information about atrazine in public drinking-water supplies and the class settlement obtained for community water systems.
* [PCE Contamination](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/pce/): Information about tetrachloroethylene, dry-cleaning-related contamination, groundwater impacts, and historical litigation.
* [TCE Contamination](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/tce/): Information about trichloroethylene contamination and historical litigation involving exposed residents and affected water supplies.

## Major Results and Firm Updates

* [3M PFAS Settlement](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/baron-budd-obtains-historic-12-5-billion-settlement-with-3m-company-to-resolve-pfas-contamination-suits/): Announcement of an agreement providing up to $12.5 billion to resolve certain PFAS drinking-water claims by public water systems, including settlement and multidistrict-litigation context.
* [DuPont PFAS Settlement Approval](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/court-approves-massive-1-1-billion-settlement-with-dupont-to-resolve-forever-chemicals-contamination-suits/): Article reporting court approval of the $1.185 billion public-water-system PFAS settlement involving DuPont-related companies.
* [Tyco PFAS Settlement](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/baron-budd-obtains-settlement-with-tyco-fire-products-in-pfas-water-contamination-litigation/): Announcement of a $750 million settlement agreement concerning PFAS contamination claims against Tyco Fire Products.
* [BASF PFAS Settlement](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/baron-budd-obtains-312-5-million-settlement-with-basf-corporation-in-pfas-water-contamination-litigation/): Announcement of a $312.5 million settlement agreement concerning PFAS contamination claims against BASF Corporation.
* [PG&E Public-Entity Wildfire Settlement](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/pge-1-billion-public-entity-deal-confirmed/): Article about confirmation of a $1 billion settlement for public entities affected by several Northern California wildfires.
* [2024 Law360 Practice Group Recognition](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/baron-budd-environmental-practice-recognized-as-2024-law360-practice-group-of-the-year/): Announcement that the Environmental Litigation Group was recognized as a 2024 Law360 Practice Group of the Year, with a summary of cited litigation results.

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* [Monsanto PCB Settlement](https://www.pcbclassaction.com/): Official settlement website for the nationwide class action involving municipal PCB contamination claims against Monsanto-related entities.
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## Miscellaneous

* [Public Entities News](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/category/public-entities/): News archive focused on litigation and developments affecting cities, counties, school districts, utilities, and other public entities.
* [Press Releases](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/category/press-releases/): Archive of firm-issued press releases and case announcements.
* [Wildfire News](https://www.environmentallitigationgroup.com/news/category/wildfire/): Archive of wildfire-related litigation updates and public-entity settlement news.