In 2018, the CPA hosted a "Dinner & A Movie" night to see "Dark Waters" about a real life class action lawsuit brought against the DuPont company by local Cincinnati attorney, Robert Bilot, at Taft Stettinius & Hollister. One of our members, a now retired paralegal, helped to work on that lawsuit. Mr. Bilot spoke to the CPA at a General Membership Meeting several months after the CPA event. Here is an article posted to the Ohio Governor's website which follows up on the outcome related to the original DuPont class action, affecting Ohioans:
Governor DeWine, Ohio EPA Announce $65 Million DuPont Settlement Distribution
April 06, 2026
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director John Logue today announced details on the distribution of $65 million in funding from the 2023 environmental restoration settlement with DuPont.
Get the article here: https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/governor-dewine-ohio-epa-announce-65-million-dupont-settlement-distribution