Dark Waters (2019), directed by Todd Haynes, tells the real-life story of how a lawyer, Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo), waged a twenty-year battle to hold the DuPont corporation accountable for contaminating a local water supply with carcinogenic chemicals that poisoned tens of thousands of people. While Bilott is ultimately able to achieve some degree of compensation and justice for the victims, the film shows the challenges of litigating against a powerful company bent on denying responsibility and covering up its misconduct.
Podcast episode·Jun 30, 2025
Law on Film: Dark Waters with Mark Templeton
via Law on Film
EPIC scholar Mark Templeton discusses PFAS/PFOA in the context of the movie Dark Waters, and regulation efforts made by the Biden and Trump administrations.