And in my world, when I was dealing with this for our chemical company clients, you had lists of regulated hazardous materials, and things were permitted. And if you had a landfill and you had a permit, you had to… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
There was pressure on the EPA to come out with a drinking water guideline, which it did in 2016. And when that guideline came out, it spurred even more testing across the country, including by the Department of Defense. — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
You know, really, it's not easy taking a 20 year story and condensing it into two hours. But they did a fantastic job of… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
There are certain systems that I think are not working well - that's the regulatory system, the whole system of how we regulate chemicals… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
I had spent the prior eight years working at my firm primarily representing big chemical companies, helping them comply with all the different state… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
Well, you know, my grandmother actually grew up, you know, her whole family, my mom's family outside of Parkersburg, West Virginia. — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
My family said that a big firm was where you'd get the most opportunities. I knew nobody who had ever worked at a firm,… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
And in my world, when I was dealing with this for our chemical company clients, you had lists of regulated hazardous materials, and things… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
We found out that we were dealing with a completely unregulated chemical, this chemical PFOA. This was a chemical that was a completely manmade… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
You know, I started with the law firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister in Cincinnati back in 1990. — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
There was pressure on the EPA to come out with a drinking water guideline, which it did in 2016. And when that guideline came… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
If we can't get where we need to go to protect people through our regulatory channels, through our legislative process, then unfortunately what we… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
We notified the EPA 18 years ago that PFOA in drinking water presented a public health threat, and in 2019 there are still no… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
There's got to be a point in time where the reality comes home and people realize, here are the facts, and this is either… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
I was representing our chemical company clients, and I would routinely talk with or meet with the DuPont attorneys, would be there representing DuPont… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
I'm not stupid, and the people around me aren't stupid. You can't ignore the economic realities of the ways that business is run and… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
People were getting sick. It seemed, at least to me when I started looking at the information, looking at the documents, that this was… — Robert Bilott Copy Share Image
