A federal judge has allowed the second of two environmental lawsuits against Perdue Farms in Salisbury to move forward.
The lawsuit, brought by local residents Stephen Jones and Richard Renshaw, challenges Perdue’s discharge of PFAS (“forever chemicals”) into Eastern Shore waterways, which have contaminated over 100 wells. The plaintiffs are seeking to stop the pollution and hold the company accountable.
BMF Partner Phil Federico said: “Today’s ruling is a critical step forward for the Salisbury community in its fight for accountability and justice. With this ruling allowing our case under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to move forward, we will work to uncover the full extent of Perdue’s PFAS contamination and pursue every legal avenue to ensure the company is held fully accountable. The people of Salisbury deserve transparency, accountability, and safe drinking water.”
The case will now move to discovery alongside a related proposed class-action lawsuit, which was also allowed to proceed in August after most of Perdue’s motion to dismiss was denied.
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