Robert Bilott

You know, really, it's not easy taking a 20 year story and condensing it into two hours. But they did a fantastic…

— Robert Bilott

There are certain systems that I think are not working well - that's the regulatory system, the whole system of how we…

— Robert Bilott

I had spent the prior eight years working at my firm primarily representing big chemical companies, helping them comply with all the…

— Robert Bilott

Well, you know, my grandmother actually grew up, you know, her whole family, my mom's family outside of Parkersburg, West Virginia.

— Robert Bilott

My family said that a big firm was where you'd get the most opportunities. I knew nobody who had ever worked at…

— Robert Bilott

And in my world, when I was dealing with this for our chemical company clients, you had lists of regulated hazardous materials,…

— Robert Bilott

We found out that we were dealing with a completely unregulated chemical, this chemical PFOA. This was a chemical that was a…

— Robert Bilott

You know, I started with the law firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister in Cincinnati back in 1990.

— Robert Bilott

There was pressure on the EPA to come out with a drinking water guideline, which it did in 2016. And when that…

— Robert Bilott

If we can't get where we need to go to protect people through our regulatory channels, through our legislative process, then unfortunately…

— Robert Bilott

We notified the EPA 18 years ago that PFOA in drinking water presented a public health threat, and in 2019 there are…

— Robert Bilott

There's got to be a point in time where the reality comes home and people realize, here are the facts, and this…

— Robert Bilott

I was representing our chemical company clients, and I would routinely talk with or meet with the DuPont attorneys, would be there…

— Robert Bilott

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…

— Robert Bilott

People were getting sick. It seemed, at least to me when I started looking at the information, looking at the documents, that…

— Robert Bilott

We're talking about a chemical that's out there. Not just on one farm in West Virginia, not even just in the public…

— Robert Bilott

I learned to question everything you read. Don't take anything at face value. Don't care what other people say. I liked that…

— Robert Bilott

But I suspect most people across the United States are still unfamiliar with PFAS and don't realize the exposure that occurs. I'm…

— Robert Bilott

You know, unfortunately, as to PFOS, it's starting to look like all of us. This is all of our problems. You know,…

— Robert Bilott