Media reports on Silver Golub & Teitell Lawsuit Over PFAS Contamination From Kimberly-Clark Landfill

October 21, 2025

The Hartford Business Journal, the Connecticut Post and the Connecticut Law Tribune reported on Silver Golub & Teitell's lawsuit alleging that Kimberly-Clark Corp. contaminated the Housatonic River and local drinking water with PFAS chemicals from a landfill at its facility in New Milford, Connecticut.

The lawsuit seeks to hold Kimberly-Clark, the Town of New Milford and the New Milford Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission as defendants. It alleges violations of the Connecticut Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act and the Connecticut Environmental Protection Act, which empower Connecticut citizens to sue over environmental contamination throughout the state.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of plaintiff Minah McBreairty, whose property at 288 Kent Road in New Milford sits directly across from a 165-acre unlined landfill that was operated by Kimberly-Clark from 1969 to 2010. The landfill was used to dispose of manufacturing waste from Kimberly-Clark's New Milford facility, which produced Huggies diapers from the late 1970s to 2004 and continues to produce Kleenex tissues.

"No one should have to live with contaminated drinking water because a corporation chooses profit over environmental responsibility," SGT partner Ian Sloss told the Connecticut Post.

The coverage is available here:

Hartford Business Journal: CT resident sues Kimberly-Clark over PFAS contamination from New Milford landfill

Connecticut Post: Kimberly-Clark contaminated New Milford waterways with PFAS, new lawsuit alleges

Connecticut Law Tribune: Lawyers Unveil Novel Strategy in 'Forever Chemicals' Lawsuit (subscription required)