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BENNINGTON — A $34.15 million settlement agreement won final court approval Monday, ending a class-action suit filed in 2016 over widespread chemical contamination of hundreds of drinking wells in Bennington.

BENNINGTON — A $34.15 million settlement agreement won final court approval Monday, ending a class-action suit filed in 2016 over widespread chemical contamination of hundreds of drinking wells in Bennington.

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — Attorneys pressing a class action suit against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics over pollution of groundwater in Bennington want new information that came to light last week to become part of the suit discovery process. The information came in the form of a whistleblower complaint filed April 6 with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration by former Saint-Gobain attorney Amiel Gross. Gross contends he was unla...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — The pace of a class-action suit over PFOA contamination of groundwater in sections of Bennington has been slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, attorneys for the hundreds of plaintiffs said this week, but it remains on track for a trial in U.S. District Court or a possible settlement with Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. The three law firms involved have released a video and media statement to update those affected in terms of ...