Overview
- Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the Second Amended Complaint in the federal MDL in South Carolina on Aug. 6, 2026, alleging New DuPont, Corteva, Chemours and newly spun-off Qnity engaged in a continuing scheme to move valuable assets out of reach of PFAS claimants.
- The complaint says a memorandum of understanding and a recent amendment shifted most PFAS liabilities onto Chemours while stripping it of insurance and other assets, and it labels those moves fraudulent under state and federal voidable‑transaction laws.
- The filing accuses Chemours of assigning 100% of its rights to insurance proceeds in 2025 to Corteva and New DuPont for a lump sum that the state says was worth less than half the proceeds’ value while Chemours remains on the hook above a $4 billion cap.
- Bonta asks Judge Richard Gergel to add Qnity as a defendant, enjoin New DuPont and Qnity from moving or spending proceeds from Old DuPont assets, void transfers and place any proceeds in a constructive trust while the case proceeds.
- The complaint links these corporate moves to widespread public‑health risks from PFAS contamination in California water supplies and seeks damages, restitution, statewide PFAS treatment, replacement water, testing and funding for medical monitoring.